| Everyone dreads having to repair anything in the | | | | the faucet to check if there is any blockage you |
| bathroom, because oftentimes, the solution involves | | | | need to remove. Clean the aerator if necessary, |
| more than a bottle of Liquid Drain-O and a flush of | | | | which is the small piece at the tip of the spout that |
| cold water. Also known as "leaky bathtub faucet," | | | | can get blocked over time. After cleaning all the |
| this refers to any major clogging problems, a drop in | | | | parts, put back together and test to see if there is |
| water pressure, or a bathtub faucet leak. | | | | any improvement. This applies to any bath faucet |
| A certified plumbing company should come in and do | | | | you have in the house, from the kitchen faucet to |
| an inspection and fix any major problems after giving | | | | the single-lever bath faucet.o If you are having a |
| you an estimate of the damage. If left unattended, | | | | leaky bathtub faucet, get the bathtub faucets make |
| the problems bathroom faucets can lead to are more | | | | and model and to a Home Depot or any hardware |
| than just inside the bathroom. There have been | | | | store to purchase the appropriate bathtub repair kit. |
| lawsuits and even divorces over the neglected leaky | | | | Remove the bath faucet's existing ball, packing and |
| bathtub faucet. Overall, neglecting to fix your | | | | springs and replace them with the new ones in the |
| bathroom faucet will lead to a higher water bill (with | | | | kit.o If you have tried cleaning the parts and bathtub |
| less water pressure!) and further damage to supply | | | | faucet and it still does not seem to improve the |
| pipes and your entire bathroom function ability. This | | | | water pressure or the leak, you may need to replace |
| can even sometimes result in pipes inside the walls to | | | | the bathtub faucet entirely. Or the problem may be |
| leak and cause water spots throughout the walls. | | | | something more than just the bathtub faucet. Now is |
| Here are some tips on how to replace and/or repair a | | | | the time to call a certified plumbing company. The |
| bathtub faucet, bath shower faucet and bathroom | | | | company can come in to repair your leaking bathtub |
| sink faucet:o Pry off the cap of the bath faucet if | | | | faucet, changing bathtub faucets or do any |
| you think there is less water pressure coming from | | | | necessary bathtub repair. |
| the faucet. Unscrew the handle to get deep inside | | | | |