jeff_wisnia wrote:

Oren wrote:

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:16:07 -0400, jeff_wisnia
wrote:


Our Delta single lever kitchen sink faucet started dripping a little
bit when shut off so I picked up a "full repair kit" and replaced the
ball, seals and o-rings.

The faucet now shuts off completely, but I've noticed that the spout
is quite a bit more difficult to move from side to side than it was
before I replaced the o-rings. And yes, the replacement o-rings were
the same size as what was in the faucet, though a bit flattened by
years of use.

If hot water is running through the faucet the spout becomes much
easier to move. (Like maybe the o-ring material gets softer when warm?)

Do y'all think the spout will start to move more easily in a few days
or weeks?

Thanks guys,

Jeff



Was there a "lube" included in the kit? Did you lube the O-ring?

...thinking out loud...


No there wasn't, and I thought about but hesitated to put a bit of
silicone grease on the o-rings since they are in contact with water that
someone might drink or cook with.

I did check the inside of the cylindrical body which slips over the
o-rings and it was quite clean and smooth.

I'm guessing that the new o-rings will take a set in a litttle while and
things will return to pre-rebuild conditions.

Jeff


Followup....

Well it's been nearly a month since my original post on this subject
about installing parts from an Ace Hardware "Delta single lever Full
repair kit".

The faucet spout became more difficult to swing from side to side during
that time. If I tried to move it in the morning before running any water
through the faucet it was noticably stiff to move and emitted a very
nonmetallic "rubbery" squeeeek.

I had enough of this so I gave up and purchased a set of genuine Delta
branded spout body O-rings from an online supplier. (Delta P/N RP25)
They arrived a couple of days ago.

I installed those Delta spout body O-rings this morning and the spout
now swings easily and smoothly, just as it had for some twenty years
prior to installing the O-rings from the Ace Hardware kit.

I did note that the new Delta branded O-rings were a greyish color, not
the usual O-ring black like the Ace Hardware ones. Maybe they've got
some teflon or something mixed into their "rubber" compound.

Anyway, I'm pretty confident that the problem is now solved.

I'm not ranting against Ace Hardware as I doubt that they had much to do
with the O-ring material their faucet repair kit supplier used, and
we're not talking big bucks here, The Ace "full ki"t only cost about $9
and the Delta O-rings set me back about $15, most of that being the
minimum S&H charge.

Jeff

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