Humming faucets
 

On Oct 20, 5:21*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:20:17 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:







"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:32:43 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

I remodeled a bathroom a year ago. Recently the faucets started humming,
somewhat loudly, as you turn them on or off (very low volume). This is a price
pfister faucet, IIRC, with an internal rubber seal about 1/4" in diameter by
1/4" long. Any ideas on fixing this?

You could try adjusting the angle stop, just a little bit.

Yes. Closing the under-sink valve a bit virtually eliminates the noise. Thanks
everyone.

Inspect in a day or so. Sometimes tampering with the valve might cause
a leak. It's suggested too never have the angle stop valve at full on,
but to turn it down a bit. After any repairs.- Hide quoted text -

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It's suggested too never have the angle stop valve at full on

Actually, it's suggested to never have any valve, other than in-line
lever valves, full on.

With any valve that you have to turn to operate, it is always best to
leave it about 1/4 turn "off". Should the valve and/or stem freeze
up, you want to have a some room in both directions to unfreeze it. If
it's cranked full open, you may never get closed, which could be a
problem in an emergency.