MPost wrote:

I just removed and reinstalled the shutoff valves under a bathroom sink and
the washers in the valve stems of the faucet itself. After doing so,
whenever I let the sink sit for a little while, like overnight, I get
rusty/yellowish water for the first few seconds after turning on the faucet.
The rust clears up after a couple of seconds, but I can't figure out why
doing what I did is causing the rust. Any ideas what I should check? The
only metal pieces that I actually replaced were the screws that held the
washers in place. Do I need to use a special screw for this, like a
stainless screw? The ones that I took out were pretty badly corroded.


Whenever you turn off the water supply and open a line, especially
on an older home, you disturb the rust, sediment and calcium that is
built up in the line. It takes a while for it to settle back and
stop coming out of the line.

I can't imagine what screws you are talking about, so I can't help
you there.

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX