Repairing a modern type of cartridge faucet can be one of the easiest home repairs that you can do. In general, anybody can do this, with or without experience with plumbing. In fact, you can even coach someone over the phone about the whole process and still get good results. All you would need is pay close attention, and you would be done in no time!
General Problems
The most common problems encountered in cartridge faucets, is usually caused by a problem in the interior cartridge, which usually wears and tears over time. Nevertheless, there is no need to worry since this type of faucet was created with simplicity of repair in mind.
Getting Started: Purging The Lines
To start off, you need to purge your water lines. In order to do this, you should turn off the entire water source that is running to your faucet. Try looking beneath your faucet and there you can see the shut off valve that cuts of the water source. If you dont have one somewhere near your faucet, then you would have to turnoff the main valve.
If you have to deal with the main valve, take note that it would take you longer to purge. Most households have a shutoff valve feature...
To view and download this full PLR article, you must be logged in. Registration is completely free. Once you create your account, you will be able to browse, search & downlod from our PLR articles database of over "1,57,897+" on 1,000's of niches and 200+ categories without paying a penny. Click here to signup...
