Kitchen Faucet help
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Kitchen Faucet help
Put in a new Faucet last spring, recently the spout part has become almost impossible to turn from side to side. The only way to move it is to grasp the base of the faucet and force it to the other side. I'm sure it needs to be greased or something, just not sure how to go about that. It is a Price Pfister that has a built in pull out sprayer in the spout, it's also a single handle
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check to see if the hose that runs up thru the spout has not become bound or caught up underneath. If not then I would suspect the brass inside the swivel has corroded and seizing things up.
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Call Price Pfister and ask for the 2 o-rings for the spout.
You'll have to give them your model number.
If you have the original phamphlet, it has the part numbers.
They ship for free, but not the quickest service known to man.
You may be able to just lube the old o-rings, but I'd have new ones on hand just in case they get damaged upon removal.
They are a square o-ring which I haven't been able to find in any local stores.
Easy replacement. Just remove the handle, twist and pull up the spout. You don't need to pull the mixer valve.
Install the 2 new o-rings and lube with silicone grease. They sometimes supply it with the o-rings. Last time I got some, the grease came 2 weeks later.
You'll have to give them your model number.
If you have the original phamphlet, it has the part numbers.
They ship for free, but not the quickest service known to man.
You may be able to just lube the old o-rings, but I'd have new ones on hand just in case they get damaged upon removal.
They are a square o-ring which I haven't been able to find in any local stores.
Easy replacement. Just remove the handle, twist and pull up the spout. You don't need to pull the mixer valve.
Install the 2 new o-rings and lube with silicone grease. They sometimes supply it with the o-rings. Last time I got some, the grease came 2 weeks later.
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HEre is what the faucet looks like, think i also will call and get some new o rings as that make sense now that i think about it
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looks like you've got hard water issues. get the o-ring kit and some plumbers grease. don't overtighten when you reassemble
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hey seadoo I know those faucets look really nice and all but they are a pain in the butt they are known to go threw their o-rings like crazy, Mike's sister had one and also where we used to work some of the tenant had them and we were always replacing the o-rings have you tried and looked in to a moen they are very good we have one and love it. but like alot has said on here when you do replace the o-ring use the plumber's grease. hope we have helped you out some on here with your faucet.
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Thought you might be interested to know this tidbit.
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Thanks for the info all, going to order some new o rings and give it a shot with the advice from here. If that fix doesn't work will go ahead and replace and go back to Moen, which is what i had before i put this one in
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DING DING DING..we have a winner. I'm a plumber by trade and wouldn't have been licensed in NY had I used WD for anything more than loosening a rusted nut. It's poison and can't legally be used as a lube in any application that can/might get into potable water. I won't use it in a washer repair, be it dish or clothes. I won't use it as a toilet flush mechanism repair.
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