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How To Repair a Leaky Cartridge Type Faucet

Wednesday May 24, 2006
One of the most requested tutorial subjects I've had is how to fix a leaky faucet. The first tutorial on this subject is repairing faucet leak of the cartridge type. There are several types of faucets but the cartridge type is one of the most common and one of the easiest to repair. This tutorial is full of detailed photos to help you understand and see how easy it is to save $75 in plumbing bills.

So take a read of How to Repair a Leaking Cartridge Faucet and you may just end up putting that annoying "drip, drip, drip" in your bathroom to bed once and for all.

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June 3, 2006 at 4:15 pm
(1) SJ says:

One more piece of advice when fixing a faucet — insert your drain basket or stop up your drain BEFORE you begin!

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