The brand new faucet is exhibiting the same problems as the old one: a very slow drip from the aerator and when you turn it off the water takes 5-10 seconds to fully “stop.” Any insight beyond “call a plumber” is appreciated.
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I’m a plumbing idiot, so unfortunately can’t offer any help…but if you find a good plumber, we’d be interested if he’d come to our place. (About 10 mins from Rob & Jess.)
We HAD one, but he’s been ghosting us and won’t return our calls to install a new disposal and replace a valve in our shower. 😩
When you replaced the faucet, did you get a new water supply line and cartridge as well? Based on the issue you're describing, I'd bet it's an issue with one of these. Could also be the aerator, but I'd be shocked if that persisted after changing out the whole faucet.
Plumber spouse says leaky faucet will never be a deeper pipe problem, and that it sounds like a faulty cartidge inside the faucet. Recommends returning it as faulty, and possibly getting a different model.
As a fellow homeowner that has replaced multiple faucets… that is weird.
Do you have water hammer? Is it a single handle faucet? Are you on city or well water?
If you turn off either the hot or cold supply, does the problem go away?
The slow turn-off is a persistent problem between both the old and new faucets. It’s a two handle faucet. We’re on city water. The slow drip seems to come and go now. I dunno. It’s puzzling.
On my well I sometimes get tiny stones that cause the issue. 😅
In your case, I’d check to see how high is the water pressure you are getting from the city. If over 70psi, might need a regulator on your house or if you have one already get it checked/replaced.
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We HAD one, but he’s been ghosting us and won’t return our calls to install a new disposal and replace a valve in our shower. 😩
Do you have water hammer? Is it a single handle faucet? Are you on city or well water?
If you turn off either the hot or cold supply, does the problem go away?
In your case, I’d check to see how high is the water pressure you are getting from the city. If over 70psi, might need a regulator on your house or if you have one already get it checked/replaced.