Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
hi i beleive delta has a life time warentee. give them a call and they may just send you a whole new faucet. jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 17:48 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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the part I am having now R J is that handle is not just coming off. not sure if it is because of the hard water that set up the faucet or not. there is plenty of room underneath it to pry but.. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:20:41PM -0500, RJ wrote: It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 17:48 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers .
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
if I could be so lucky. thanks.Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 05:18:29PM -0600, jim wrote: hi i beleive delta has a life time warentee. give them a call and they may just send you a whole new faucet. jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers .
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
I concur with RJ -- not that this is anything like a Supreme Court decision or anything like that! Do you happen to recall if this is a washerless faucet? Bill Gallik billgal...@centurytel.net - Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same? - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Mine takes a special used to unscrew it and it is supplied with the repair kit. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Sorry, I didn't realize it was a two handle faucet. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RJ Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 6:21 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 17:48 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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yes it is Bill but I will wait until Wednesday when I know I hafve transportation to Lowes or th other place just in case. gives me a good excuse to turn off the main water valve coming into the house . stand by. Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 05:41:29PM -0600, Hill Billy wrote: I concur with RJ -- not that this is anything like a Supreme Court decision or anything like that! Do you happen to recall if this is a washerless faucet? Bill Gallik billgal...@centurytel.net - Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same? - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers .
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
u not remembering Bob how long ago we got this but I do know it is washerless and our second unit in 22 years. so if they have a warranty next to find the pperwork right? not in this house I get this I dunno we always put stuff like that under the silverware holder. is there a place where a sighted person would look for the serial numbers? thanks Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:57:25PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers .
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Sometimes under the faucet, on the bottom side, is a favorite place to hide it. You'll have to have the Mrs. contort for you and see if she can see it hiding. Worst case is you'll have to show them the faucet. That's a lousy case though because you'll have to pull it off and I'd rather replace it at that point... - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets u not remembering Bob how long ago we got this but I do know it is washerless and our second unit in 22 years. so if they have a warranty next to find the pperwork right? not in this house I get this I dunno we always put stuff like that under the silverware holder. is there a place where a sighted person would look for the serial numbers? thanks Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:57:25PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Lee, I believe you will have to get the handle off to get to the retaining nut. I would use something like the product called super Blaster. Just spray it on and let it set over night. Or try soaking a rag with Coke and lay it on the handle for a few hours, some times that works. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 18:33 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets the part I am having now R J is that handle is not just coming off. not sure if it is because of the hard water that set up the faucet or not. there is plenty of room underneath it to pry but.. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:20:41PM -0500, RJ wrote: It been a while since I had a 2 handle Delta. If my memory serves me right. Turn off the water to the faucet. Remove the screw that holds the handle. Remove the handle. There should be a retaining nut under the handle. Remove it. You might need to pry up on the stem to get it out of the casing. I use to replace the handle back on the stem, put the screw back on and tap gently to get the stem loose, if I had to. RJ - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 17:48 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Here you go. RJ Delta Lifetime Warranty [Logo] Lifetime Faucet and Finish Limited Warranty All parts and finishes of the Delta faucet are warranteed to the original consumer purchaser to be free from defects in material and worksmanship for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns their home. Delta Faucet Company recommends using a professional plumber for all installation and repair. Delta will replace, FREE OF CHARGE, during the warranty period, any part or finish that proves defective in material and/or worksmanship under normal installation, use and service. Replacement parts may be obtained by calling 1-800-345-DELTA in the U.S., or 1-800-387-TAPS in Canada or by writing to: - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 18:31 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets if I could be so lucky. thanks.Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 05:18:29PM -0600, jim wrote: hi i beleive delta has a life time warentee. give them a call and they may just send you a whole new faucet. jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Bet yours is a single lever faucet? smile - Original Message - From: Tom Hodges To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 18:44 Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Mine takes a special used to unscrew it and it is supplied with the repair kit. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
Delta doesn't have a model #, so they told me a few years ago. They claim all faucets use the same parts if single lever, or the same parts for the two handle. RJ - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 19:21 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Sometimes under the faucet, on the bottom side, is a favorite place to hide it. You'll have to have the Mrs. contort for you and see if she can see it hiding. Worst case is you'll have to show them the faucet. That's a lousy case though because you'll have to pull it off and I'd rather replace it at that point... - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets u not remembering Bob how long ago we got this but I do know it is washerless and our second unit in 22 years. so if they have a warranty next to find the pperwork right? not in this house I get this I dunno we always put stuff like that under the silverware holder. is there a place where a sighted person would look for the serial numbers? thanks Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:57:25PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
There ya go. That explains how the guy at Lowes knew just what to give me... - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Delta doesn't have a model #, so they told me a few years ago. They claim all faucets use the same parts if single lever, or the same parts for the two handle. RJ - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 19:21 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Sometimes under the faucet, on the bottom side, is a favorite place to hide it. You'll have to have the Mrs. contort for you and see if she can see it hiding. Worst case is you'll have to show them the faucet. That's a lousy case though because you'll have to pull it off and I'd rather replace it at that point... - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets u not remembering Bob how long ago we got this but I do know it is washerless and our second unit in 22 years. so if they have a warranty next to find the pperwork right? not in this house I get this I dunno we always put stuff like that under the silverware holder. is there a place where a sighted person would look for the serial numbers? thanks Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:57:25PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets
I wonder, in this case about the Delta if any sales reps or training films explain to the person working in the plumbing area what their product Delta has and how it can beexchanged out and or repaired. thanks for all the positive comments. . great list. Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 07:53:07PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: There ya go. That explains how the guy at Lowes knew just what to give me... - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Delta doesn't have a model #, so they told me a few years ago. They claim all faucets use the same parts if single lever, or the same parts for the two handle. RJ - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 19:21 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets Sometimes under the faucet, on the bottom side, is a favorite place to hide it. You'll have to have the Mrs. contort for you and see if she can see it hiding. Worst case is you'll have to show them the faucet. That's a lousy case though because you'll have to pull it off and I'd rather replace it at that point... - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets u not remembering Bob how long ago we got this but I do know it is washerless and our second unit in 22 years. so if they have a warranty next to find the pperwork right? not in this house I get this I dunno we always put stuff like that under the silverware holder. is there a place where a sighted person would look for the serial numbers? thanks Lee On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 06:57:25PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote: Keep in mind Delta has a lifetime warranty on parts. So if you take the model number along to Lowes you'll get the parts free. Or that's how they work down here. Now to try answering your question. Most knobs have a button in the middle that pry out. Under that is a screw. Take the screw out and you should be able to rock the knob back and forth while pulling up and it comes off in your hand. Once the knob is off you'll see the stem. This also has to come out to fix the problem. Under the stem, there is a small spring and a valve. They both just lift out. The older stems were metal and the newer ones are now plastic. Cheaper but plastic doesn't rust. The valve is a short piece of rubber and plastic. Basically it just drops into a hole and the collar on the valve keeps it from falling through. When you put the stem back on top of the spring and valve it will go in 2 ways and still turn. One way won't shut off the water and the other way will. I can't give you an exact way to install it without being there to show you. But if you pay attention to how it turns to come out, you will know how it should go back in. If you do it wrong, it won't line up correctly and it will also twist in a different direction. It isn't rocket science by any means so give it a whirl. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] delta kitchen faucets I am preparing for surgery on a older model two handle delta fauct. the cold water side leaks from undr the handle and it really pours out if you turn on that handle. so the screw is out of the top. How does one lift up the handle . does it need some type of puller ? can it be pried off with two screwdrivers ? we now have a new Lowes and if need be there is a different hardware store some 12 miles North of here. worst case senerio we will install a new one. thanks Lee -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers .
