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Old 08-26-2007, 11:31 AM
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Serious ????? does this apply to antique faucets as well. how about the lead ball supply tubes is there a replacement for those as well???
Yep. Old faucets have seats. Most were brass. I have not seen the nylon replacements but have seen nickel plated. Been a few years since I have had to do this. I don't know if it does any good or not, but I grease all the threads with petroleum jelly when I replace anything in these old faucets in the hopes of making it easier next time. Seems to work.

You wont find this stuff at Lowe's & Home Depot though. You have to go to actual plumbing supply places or old hardware stores with people who know something. I know this might not seem possible depending on your location, but it saves a ton. Find the supply house first, & then take the seats with you to make sure of a match. Danco is one manufacturer that makes a bunch of replacement seats & stems. If washers were ever allowed to go too far or cranked down as described above seats are often scored or damaged.

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Jack i think you are on to something also.

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After 15 months, finally had to tinker with one faucet- the downstairs 'hot' that gets a ton of use. I had to adjust the positive stop down about .010". Could I have originally set the stop at that point and gotten the same 15 months of service- I don't really know. But that same faucet used to go through a couple of sealing washers a year.

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I'm not exactly visualizing where you're putting the washer to stop travel.

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I'm not exactly visualizing where you're putting the washer to stop travel.
Between the top of the stem retaining nut and the bottom of the handle-hub (which locks onto the stem with a pair of setscrews). The whole stem/handle travels downward when turning toward 'OFF'.

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