Moen bathroom faucet leaking from underneath

[Tomdude]

Good Evening - I have a Moen single handle bathroom faucet that looks like an Adler model. Age and date installed is unknown. Water is leaking into the bathroom vanity. As far as I can tell, the water is running down the copper lines that are permanently attached to the faucet. The amount of water leaking is small, but I am worried about rotting out the vanity. This home is on a well with very acid water ( PH of 6 ) Is this just a cartridge replacement or is the faucet corroded out ?

Thanks for any info

 

[Breplum]

pretty much it is going to be a matter of observation and investigation. if surface investigation doesn't do it, then pulling the faucet may be in order. (gee, AI should be able to answer a question like that)

 

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[Tomdude]

Thanks Breplum ! - I will tear into it this morning and post pix if possible.

 

[Reach4]

This home is on a well with very acid water ( PH of 6 )

You should have an acid neutralizer that precedes any copper plumbing.

 

[Tomdude]

Job is done. A new faucet was $59 at Home Depot and the cartridge was $25. Bought the new faucet and swapped it out. My wife says I am a big spendthrift Reach4, thanks for posting. I live in a very old neighborhood with houses from the 1890 period and older. Most houses are on a well. Every house has been replumbed with CPVC after the copper corroded out. I will look into an acid neutralizer to help the water heater and fixtures last longer. Thanks to everyone who posted.

 

[Reach4]

There are two main ways of acid neutralizing. One involves running the water through a bed of calcite, and the other is injecting a solution into the water with a metering pump. The metering pump does not increase hardness. One liquid to inject is called soda ash.

But switching to plastic has its merits, with regard to maintenance. And a lot of fixtures are plastic, especially the less expensive ones.