BennyBaby
New Member
I am having trouble getting my delta 400 to stop leaking. It is a spray divertor model with the #70 stainless ball. It seems the hot starts dripping after some unknown event. The whole assembly can't be more than 4 or 5years old. I installed the the faucet myself and it worked great all these years. We are not having water issues..all other faucets and toilets are OK, although all other valves are different types.
2 months ago it started leaking, I pulled the seats and springs out and noticed small tears in the rubber seats. The ball seemed a bit worn, but looked good enuf. I replaced the seats and it seemed OK.
1 day later the faucet hot was dripping again. I bought a new kit (Aftermarket not OEM). I replaced everything that came with the kit ( ball, cam, packing, seats, springs, and o-rings) and added a bit of plumbers grease to smooth the action. It worked OK for about 3 weeks. Today the hot was leaking and it was a small stream. Again both seats were slightly torn, the hot seat had the biggest gouge I have seen yet.
Today I replaced the seats, springs, cam, and packing from a Delta kit.
It is working for the moment.
I left off the top adjusting ring today, and left the chrome cap as loose as I dared.
What is going on??? Any body else have such a stubborn delta before??
2 months ago it started leaking, I pulled the seats and springs out and noticed small tears in the rubber seats. The ball seemed a bit worn, but looked good enuf. I replaced the seats and it seemed OK.
1 day later the faucet hot was dripping again. I bought a new kit (Aftermarket not OEM). I replaced everything that came with the kit ( ball, cam, packing, seats, springs, and o-rings) and added a bit of plumbers grease to smooth the action. It worked OK for about 3 weeks. Today the hot was leaking and it was a small stream. Again both seats were slightly torn, the hot seat had the biggest gouge I have seen yet.
Today I replaced the seats, springs, cam, and packing from a Delta kit.
It is working for the moment.
I left off the top adjusting ring today, and left the chrome cap as loose as I dared.
What is going on??? Any body else have such a stubborn delta before??