Most common causes/fixes to kitchen faucet breaking (no water!)


Sunshine , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:07:59 PM

Hey there.
This morning, l turned on my kitchen faucet, and the water 
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dribbled out. All the other water faucets/toilets in the house work fine. 
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The shutoff valve under the faucet has not been touched and is open.
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/>The supply pipes are copper that looks to be in great shape. The actual 
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faucet is pretty old (30-40 years I am guessing).
Any quick fixes to 
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this so l can do my dishes tonight? l just can not imagine why a valve 
would fail like this...hmmmm, both hot and cold do not work, now that l 
think about it. Maybe it is that piece where they combine the hot and cold 
feeds?
 
 
 
 
 

TD , Friday, 13th of August 2010 11:14:55 PM

remove aerator and clean. that should do it.  
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Scruffles , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 08:04:04 PM

If both your hot and cold don't work your mixing valve is just  
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shot. there is really nothing you can do but replace it. With it being  
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that old there is no point in even messing with it. You can get a pretty  
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cheap one at Lowe is or home depot. For tonight i would use another sink  
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to finish off dishes  
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cuddley bear , Sunday, 15th of August 2010 03:08:01 PM

the water spout has a un-screwable tip, unscrew it and see if  
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there is a particle build up in the spout screen filter, clean it out  
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well and turn the water on to check  
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