[0:01] hi I'm in and today we're gonna fix a
[0:04] leaky faucet now the setup is about the
[0:06] same for every faucet you always want to
[0:08] protect your work area with some towels
[0:09] that's gonna keep excess water from
[0:11] getting everywhere and tools from
[0:12] damaging your countertop for this
[0:14] project you'll need some pipe joint
[0:15] compound a flathead screwdriver with the
[0:18] end taped up so you don't Nick any of
[0:19] the plumbing parts a regular Phillips
[0:21] head screwdriver an adjustable wrench a
[0:24] utility knife some channel lock pliers
[0:27] again with tape on the teeth so you
[0:29] don't Mar to finish on any of these
[0:30] fixtures and a mild abrasive pad now
[0:33] before you start any project with your
[0:34] faucet make sure you turn the water off
[0:36] these shutoff valves are usually located
[0:38] just below your sink also stop up the
[0:41] sink so you don't lose any parts down
[0:42] the drain again a lost part isn't gonna
[0:44] do any good today we're we working with
[0:46] a compression faucet now if you have
[0:49] some leaking happening around the handle
[0:50] the first thing you want to do is take
[0:53] utility knife and lightly pry off top
[0:56] protective piece now when you get it
[0:58] open a little bit pop off the trim piece
[1:01] at the top of the faucet that'll expose
[1:03] the set screw now you want to take a
[1:05] Phillips head screwdriver and take that
[1:07] set screw out and then pop off the
[1:11] handle now if it's a little tight you
[1:12] can take your screwdriver and kind of
[1:13] pry it up and get that off now I'm gonna
[1:16] take your crescent wrench and tighten
[1:17] down on this piece turn your water back
[1:20] on if it's still leaking you want to go
[1:22] ahead and actually take this off
[1:23] completely now a little bit of water all
[1:26] come up when you pop this piece off but
[1:28] don't worry about as long as the waters
[1:29] off no problem now take a look at the
[1:31] bottom of the piece if the threads look
[1:33] corroded or dirty take your scouring pad
[1:35] and just sort of get any of that residue
[1:38] off of there now if there's an o-ring or
[1:40] a gasket on the bottom that looks
[1:41] deteriorated to take the screw off and
[1:43] replace the gasket itself when
[1:44] everything looks good and checks out
[1:46] you're going to take a little bit of
[1:47] plumber's putty and just put it along
[1:49] the threads that's going to give us a
[1:50] watertight seal when we put the piece
[1:52] back in so put your handle back on open
[1:55] it up a little bit turn the water back
[1:56] on then close down your handle if
[1:59] there's no leakin you're golden now if
[2:01] your faucet is leaking from the base of
[2:02] the stem what you're going to need to do
[2:04] is remove this whole assembly you want
[2:06] to take your channel lock pliers that
[2:08] are protected so we don't mess up the
[2:09] finish on the faucet and loosen this up
[2:11] a little bit
[2:12] hand loosen and remove this fitting
[2:14] completely gently rock the piece back
[2:19] and forth a little bit of water will
[2:20] come up that's not a problem now you
[2:22] want to look at the rubber o-ring and
[2:23] make sure it's in good condition if it
[2:25] appears worn or torn replace it if it
[2:27] looks like it's in good shape go ahead
[2:28] and put it aside now you want to look
[2:30] into the actual assembly on the faucet
[2:32] run your finger inside now if you feel
[2:34] anything in there take a mild abrasive
[2:35] pad put it inside the faucet running
[2:37] around a little bit and I'll take care
[2:39] of any burrs that might have formed
[2:40] inside you're ready to replace your
[2:42] faucet stem gently work it back into the
[2:44] slot replace your fitting take your
[2:48] channel locks get it a final tightening
[2:50] once your fitting is tightened down go
[2:52] ahead and open up the water and then
[2:56] close it down the leaking is gone you're
[2:59] done so that's how you fix a leaky
[3:01] faucet as you can see it's not too
[3:02] difficult to project just make sure you
[3:04] read your instructions carefully take
[3:06] your time you should be fine