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Old 12-13-2022, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by roob1 View Post
It is a Delta.
this is the YouTube video I watched (a few times) before attempting to repair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrzEz4_SJL8

I contacted Delta for the replacement kit, which may or may not have been free(since I was not the original owner), but was definitely going to involve some back and forth, so I just found the kit on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DU1ZGY...roduct_details

My faucet was identical to the faucet in the video. Don't know if yours is or not, but my understanding is that the guts haven't changed much, if at all, and that's why so many builders use Delta.
Out of the kit I got, the two single "O" rings were not used, just the springs, caps, and the double "o" (figure 8) ring.

Turning off water is just a matter of turning the valve in the garage and running water out of the kitchen sink and shower until it stops.

Honestly, this was nothing difficult. I took photos with my phone as I disassembled the parts just to be sure I had everything properly positioned when I put it back. I did the whole job while my wife ran an errand to the grocery store. Was done before she got back.

BTW, the chrome parts I dumped into a bucket of 50-50 water and white vinegar while I was playing with the seals, and they came out of it with all that water pitting soap scum removed.