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Old 09-08-2023, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PugMom View Post

my mindset is: if it can't be fixed with crazy glue, duct tape or WD40, i get a new one!
I use electrical tape for a lot of "stuff".

Just one example.......The other day I fixed two Delta bathroom faucet handles that wiggled even though the handles were screwed on as tight as they could be. I removed the handles and figured out that the square male into female part was the culprit because that is what would stabilize the handle when put back together. OR it could have been the female part was just a tad too large. Either way, the handles were not tight enough when seated.

So............I took my handy dandy electrical tape and wrapped 1 1/4 layers around the male part so it would make a tighter seal in the female part.

Wha La..... The handles are stabilized and don't wiggle at all now.

Hubby thinks I'm a genius. LOL.
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