I think it's called the valve stem. It's the copper pipe that runs from the cutoff spigot to the sinks faucets. The sink had a drip coming from the faucet so I bought 2 cartridges that came with the spring and the black rubber thing that goes over the spring. I looked at some videos on how to do this. I put them in and then saw a slow leak coming down the copper pipe towards the cutoff spigot. When I shut the spigot off the leak stopped. I thought maybe the spring and rubber cap( washer I guess it's called) were different in the new ones. I then took out the new ones and put back in the old springs and cap as well as the old cartridges. It still has a little water coming down toward the cutoff spigot.
One mistake I made that may have caused this is when I loosened the nut holding the cartridges I had trouble getting it out. I thought the nut below it which holds the handles in place might be keeping the cartridge tight so I took them off too. After I did that I noticed the handles were moving a bit. Now I know I didn't need to loosen that nut but maybe that's what caused the problem. The only other thing I did that might have done something that I can think of is I took a little screwdriver and scraped around in the hole where the cartridge sits to see if I could clean up any buildup of minerals in it. I did it pretty easy but still wonder if that did something.
Both the hot and cold are letting out a small amount of water below the sink when I have the cutoff spigots turned on. Did I need to used some plumbers grease somewhere? Anyway, any tips on how I can get it to stop would be very appreciated. Thanks
One mistake I made that may have caused this is when I loosened the nut holding the cartridges I had trouble getting it out. I thought the nut below it which holds the handles in place might be keeping the cartridge tight so I took them off too. After I did that I noticed the handles were moving a bit. Now I know I didn't need to loosen that nut but maybe that's what caused the problem. The only other thing I did that might have done something that I can think of is I took a little screwdriver and scraped around in the hole where the cartridge sits to see if I could clean up any buildup of minerals in it. I did it pretty easy but still wonder if that did something.
Both the hot and cold are letting out a small amount of water below the sink when I have the cutoff spigots turned on. Did I need to used some plumbers grease somewhere? Anyway, any tips on how I can get it to stop would be very appreciated. Thanks
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