HI!

I had a dripping bathroom faucet, so I googled, found some tips, so
here's what I did....

The drip came from the hot side, so I shut off the hot valve underneath
the sink. Then I replaced the stem unit with a new one from Home
Depot. When I turned the valve on, and tried it, it spattered a
little, and then went to a VERY small flow. The cold side now does the
same thing, and I haven't even touched the cold valve! Also, when I
turn the faucet off, it not only leaks, but has the same small flow. I
tried to reverse the stem, thinking I put it in wrong, but that made it
worse. Now I have both valves shut off. Can anyone help please?

Thanks!

If you have an aireator on the faucet, try removing it and try the faucets
again. That is the main place, that if stopped up, will shut down both
sides.
"lhfreak" wrote in message
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HI!

I had a dripping bathroom faucet, so I googled, found some tips, so
here's what I did....

The drip came from the hot side, so I shut off the hot valve underneath
the sink. Then I replaced the stem unit with a new one from Home
Depot. When I turned the valve on, and tried it, it spattered a
little, and then went to a VERY small flow. The cold side now does the
same thing, and I haven't even touched the cold valve! Also, when I
turn the faucet off, it not only leaks, but has the same small flow. I
tried to reverse the stem, thinking I put it in wrong, but that made it
worse. Now I have both valves shut off. Can anyone help please?

Thanks!

lhfreak wrote:
HI!

I had a dripping bathroom faucet, so I googled, found some tips, so
here's what I did....

The drip came from the hot side, so I shut off the hot valve underneath
the sink. Then I replaced the stem unit with a new one from Home
Depot. When I turned the valve on, and tried it, it spattered a
little, and then went to a VERY small flow. The cold side now does the
same thing, and I haven't even touched the cold valve! Also, when I
turn the faucet off, it not only leaks, but has the same small flow. I
tried to reverse the stem, thinking I put it in wrong, but that made it
worse. Now I have both valves shut off. Can anyone help please?

Thanks!
Don't you think more people would help if you say what kind of faucet
you're messing with? Unless it's a secret...

A wild guess: wrong stem - Another wild guess: you dropped the old
rubber thingy inside the faucet.