11 Easy Steps to Fix a Dripping, Leaking Faucet Evenasmallfaucetleakcanwaste10litersofwaterperday,soforthesakeofyourwaterbill,andfuturegenerations,fixthatdrip!Callinaplumber,ordoityourself;often,theculpritisafailureofthefaucet’s“seatsandsprings,”arelativelysimpleDIYfix.1.Shutoffthehotandcoldwatersupplyvalvesunderneathyoursink.Turnonthefaucet,andletthelastofthewatertrickleouttocompletelydrainthewaterlines.2.Toremovethehandle,takeoffthescrewcover;useascrewdriverorAllenwrenchtoremovethescrew.Then,liftoffthehandle.3.Lookatthecapandadjustingring.Ifthefaucetseemstobeleakingfromhere,trytighteningtheadjustingringwithneedle-nosepliers.Ifthatdoesn’tstoptheleak,you’llneedtoreplacethefaucet’sseatsandsprings.4.Unscrewandremovetheadjustingring.Then,unscrewthedome-shapedcapbyplacingaclothoverthecapforgripandusingtongue-and-grooveplierstounscrewit.Becareful:Don’tusetoomuchpressuretoremovethecaporitmaybend.5.Pullouttheroundmetalstem;whenyoudo,you’llremovetheball,aswellasthepiececalledthe“camandpacking.”Ifyourfaucet’sleakingfromhere,replacingthecamandpackingshouldresolvetheproblem.6.Lookintothevalveandyou’llseethesmallmechanismcalledthe“seatsandsprings.”The“seat”isthesmallcircularpart,andthe“spring”isbeneaththeseat.UsetheAllenwrenchtopryouttheseatsandspringsforboththehotandthecoldwater.7.Insertanewsetofseatsandspringsintotheholes.ThreadonesetontotheAllenwrenchthroughtheflatsideoftheseat,thenthroughtheskinnyendofthespring.Usethewrenchtotiptheseatandspringintoitsholeinthevalve;repeatwiththeotherset.8.Replacetheballassembly,aligningthepinandthevalvetotheslotontheball.9.Replacethecamandpacking,aligningthetabonthecamwiththeslotonthevalve.10.Screwthecaponthevalveusingonlyyourhand.Replacetheadjustingring,andtightenwithneedle-nosepliers.Reinstallthehandle.11.Turnonthewatertoensureyou’vefixedtheleak.WeareBestMasterPlumbersservingHalifax,DartmouthandtheRegionalMunicipality.Nomatterwhatyourplumbingproblem,youcansavemoneyandtimebyhavingoneofourcertifiedprofessionalplumbersinspectyourplumbing.Callusat9027028772,orvisitusatHalifaxtoiletplumber.com,andsleeptighttonight.MasterPlumberHalifax,DartmouthandtheHRM