Btseagle98
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Howdy folks, need some help with an old faucet.
It’s a Moen (I think - see photo) one handle faucet.
It was slowly leaking water out of the handle and the pressure dropped WAAAAY down.
Replaced the cartridge (easy) and the leak stopped…but the pressure got worse.
I noticed that while I was replacing the cartridge the hot water would not turn completely off and maintained a slow trickle. This lead me to investigate the shut-off valves underneath the sink. Sure enough they were the old style multi-turn valves and looked to be the ones installed when the house was built in 2000. Turned the house water off and took the valves apart…the rubber stopper on the hot water valve was completely gone. See photo below.
This also explains the little black chunks I had to dislodge from the cartridge when I cleaned it.
Bing, bam, boom, after a trip to Home Depot and I’ve got two brand new 1/4 turn valves. Nice and shiny ball valves. They’re so purty.
Here is where this hour long project turned into a maddening three hour ordeal.
Connected all of the valves and hoses, reinstalled the cartridge again, turned the water back on to house and sink I was working on, turned the faucet on…nothing. Not a drop.
Disassembled everything. Re-assembled everything, turned the faucet on….nothing, not a drop.
Removed the cartridge, put a pan in front of the cartridge cavity on front of the faucet, turned the water on and the pressure was GREAT!
Reinstalled the cartridge…nothing.
Figured out how to disconnect the hose quick connect from the faucet underneath the sink. When I did I was immediately sprayed with jet black, almost gooey water. My wife found much more humor in this than I did.
The rubber stopper. That little f@$&er had deteriorated and completely clogged up the check valve located within the quick-connect adapter.
I tried to clean it. No luck
I put pressurized air through it. No luck.
I then took a pick and started pressing down on it. This is when I was able to dislodge some more of my little friend, the rubber stopper from the shut-off valve.
I went to town and kept getting little specks out. Then I realized, I had completely ruined the internal check valve within the quick-connect. Oops.
BUT….
I re-assembled everything and now the sink works GREAT!
So, I say all of that saga to ask a few questions:
What’s the purpose of the little check valve?
Am I OK using the hose/sink without the check valve being present?
If I need to replace the connection, can any of your provide assistance locating the part for me? I’ve included a photo below. It has no sort of part number on it so I’m hoping someone here knows the part and how to get it.
Thank you!
Ben
It’s a Moen (I think - see photo) one handle faucet.
It was slowly leaking water out of the handle and the pressure dropped WAAAAY down.
Replaced the cartridge (easy) and the leak stopped…but the pressure got worse.
I noticed that while I was replacing the cartridge the hot water would not turn completely off and maintained a slow trickle. This lead me to investigate the shut-off valves underneath the sink. Sure enough they were the old style multi-turn valves and looked to be the ones installed when the house was built in 2000. Turned the house water off and took the valves apart…the rubber stopper on the hot water valve was completely gone. See photo below.
This also explains the little black chunks I had to dislodge from the cartridge when I cleaned it.Bing, bam, boom, after a trip to Home Depot and I’ve got two brand new 1/4 turn valves. Nice and shiny ball valves. They’re so purty.
Here is where this hour long project turned into a maddening three hour ordeal.
Connected all of the valves and hoses, reinstalled the cartridge again, turned the water back on to house and sink I was working on, turned the faucet on…nothing. Not a drop.
Disassembled everything. Re-assembled everything, turned the faucet on….nothing, not a drop.
Removed the cartridge, put a pan in front of the cartridge cavity on front of the faucet, turned the water on and the pressure was GREAT!
Reinstalled the cartridge…nothing.
Figured out how to disconnect the hose quick connect from the faucet underneath the sink. When I did I was immediately sprayed with jet black, almost gooey water. My wife found much more humor in this than I did.
The rubber stopper. That little f@$&er had deteriorated and completely clogged up the check valve located within the quick-connect adapter.
I tried to clean it. No luck
I put pressurized air through it. No luck.
I then took a pick and started pressing down on it. This is when I was able to dislodge some more of my little friend, the rubber stopper from the shut-off valve.
I went to town and kept getting little specks out. Then I realized, I had completely ruined the internal check valve within the quick-connect. Oops.
BUT….
I re-assembled everything and now the sink works GREAT!
So, I say all of that saga to ask a few questions:
What’s the purpose of the little check valve?
Am I OK using the hose/sink without the check valve being present?
If I need to replace the connection, can any of your provide assistance locating the part for me? I’ve included a photo below. It has no sort of part number on it so I’m hoping someone here knows the part and how to get it.
Thank you!
Ben
