any plumbers who can answer this question for me?
I bought a one handle kitchen faucet about six months ago. When I put the faucet 1/2 on, it turns itself off within a few minutes. I returned it and bought another one (same model) and the new one is even worse. could this be a pressure problem? I can’t imagine that this is simply a defect, since this was a $200 faucet and it is still being sold.
thanks for any help, theories,etc.
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Exactly what happens?
Dones the handle actually move to the off position?
How do you "reset" it to get water again?
What is the brand and model? There are different mechanisms in different brands.
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the faucet actually does shut off, with the handle going down to the off position. I put it back on again and the fun starts again.
its a price pfister single handle. I called the company and they said they would send me a new part (don't remember what they called it) that was brass instead of the original plastic. I'll see.
my theory now is that it is a defect that only shows itself under certain conditions ( specific water pressures) which is rare enough that it is easier for the company to send a new part instead of re-engineering.
thanks for your interest
I've had the same problem with a cheap tub spout that came with the shower ring, but only on the hot side.
I'm curious to hear if anyone can diagnose the problem.
On mine the water shuts off suddenly but it is only when half open or less. Is yours similar?
it is only on the hot side, or even in the middle, I don't think it ever happens with cold. It only happens when it is half on. When it is on all the way, the water tends to bounce off whatever I am washing and get all over the place.
Probably the handle is so heavy that it manages to overcome the friction in the mechanism and "slump" closed.
In some single-handle valves you can adjust the friction in the mechanism by tightening one of the rings around the knob base. (Generally you'd have to remove the top-most trim ring first.)