How do you fix a bathroom faucet from dripping?

Question

The brand is Glacier Bay, the faucet is advertised as dripless, yet the hot water drips. I do not see where you can replace the washer or if I even have access to it without replqacing the whole faucet, Anyone ever have this problem?

This is a 2-handle bathroom faucet, there are no screws on any part of the handles.

Answer 1

Turn off the water via a stopcock/handle under the sink. The faucet handle itself likely has a little plastic cap to it that says "Hot" or "H". You can pop this off easily with a fine-bladed flat screwdriver, butter knife or whatever. Take off the cover, and under it will be a screw that holds the handle on. Undo the screw to disassemble the faucet. Part of that assembly under the faucet handle should include a washer (nylon or rubber). Take the old washer or the whole faucet/stem assembly to your local hardware store and buy a new washer to match. Reassemble with new washer, replace the cap, and turn the water shutoff valve back on. It should now work fine.

Answer 2

If this is a "single lever" kitchen faucet... then there will be an 'allen' screw located on the back side of the handle, at its base. Use a "hex key", or "allen wrench" to loosen this screw, and the handle will lift right off.

(Don't forget to shut off the water, lol)

MOST single lever kitchen faucets these days are made with either a 'ball' or 'cylinder' (sometimes referred to as a 'cartridge'). Depending on the type, you might be able to buy replacement parts for it at the hardware store. There are several versions available, depending on make, model, and year of manufacture. So, my advice is take yours apart, and take it with you to get matching parts.

The "ball" type valves usually have a small lock-nut, and you may need a special wrench to remove it. Most hardware stores sell a "combination" wrench, and hex wrench. Its usually smaller than a bottle opener.

Sometimes, the easiest solution is to replace the whole faucet, hehehe... then you only need to remove the nuts attaching it to the sink, from the underside, and loosen the nuts connecting the water supply.

If you decide to replace the whole faucet -- take a moment to think about how you use the faucet, and what you would like to be able to do with it. This might be a good time to "upgrade" to a really nice faucet. I would seriously suggest that you avoid a "plastic" faucet. Get a good metal one.

IF the faucet you mention is a bathroom type fixture, then, as someone mentioned above, you can remove the handles, and tighten the screw you find under them. If the washer is damaged though, then you will have to take it apart (unscrew that screw under the handle, and remove the washers) to replace them. Again, there are a lot of different models out there, so, you will want to make sure you get matching parts.

Have Fun

Answer 3

first off glacier bay is junk,you may have to take the handle off then take the whole stem off and replace it. I would replace it with a delta or moen myself though

Answer 4

Replace the washer.