What causes a metering faucet to fail.

[James Henry]

A metering faucet fails when you push the button and the water flows but never turns off. I've tried to rebuild dozens of them and no matter what I do I always end up having to buy a new cartridge. If anyone knows the secret to refurbish the cartridge it would save me time and the customer money.

 

[Plumber69]

Clean water, filter should help.

 

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[WorthFlorida]

Have you tried soaking the parts in vinegar or CLR to remove hard water deposits?

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https://www.chicagofaucets.com/sites/default/files/2018-11/CF1081.pdf

 

[James Henry]

Have you tried soaking the parts in vinegar or CLR to remove hard water deposits?

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https://www.chicagofaucets.com/sites/default/files/2018-11/CF1081.pdf

I have never tried that because they look perfectly fine when I take them apart.

 

[James Henry]

I just had an idea. I'm going to stretch the spring out and see if that works.