Hi,
Newbie here.
I've had to mess with and/or replace the rubber valve seat on the hot water side of a Delta-Peerless-type single handle ball faucet about once a month since I moved in with a friend of mine. The faucet is nice looking but a no-name brand, so I can't get OEM parts and my housemate (the owner) is not keen to replace it because she wants it all to match and finances are a little tight right now.
Therefore, two questions:
1) Is there something better than the usual rubber valve seats you get in the replacement kits? Are there silicone ones or something?
2) What does this indicate about the hot water? I've put a hose on the drain valve and let it run a couple times this year. Is there something else that could be disintegrating these rubber valve seat? Water quality? We live in Seattle which I thought had pretty decent water.
Newbie here.
I've had to mess with and/or replace the rubber valve seat on the hot water side of a Delta-Peerless-type single handle ball faucet about once a month since I moved in with a friend of mine. The faucet is nice looking but a no-name brand, so I can't get OEM parts and my housemate (the owner) is not keen to replace it because she wants it all to match and finances are a little tight right now.
Therefore, two questions:
1) Is there something better than the usual rubber valve seats you get in the replacement kits? Are there silicone ones or something?
2) What does this indicate about the hot water? I've put a hose on the drain valve and let it run a couple times this year. Is there something else that could be disintegrating these rubber valve seat? Water quality? We live in Seattle which I thought had pretty decent water.
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