Allen wrench and rag are great ideas. I tried putting the spring and seat into place using needle nose pliers and it didn't work well. I'd like to add that I used a piece of 3/8" doweling to push the rag into place and also to seat the spring and seat. I used a light coat of plumbers grease on the o-rings, bottom of the cartridge, and on the bonnet threads.
EXCELLENT video!!! After buying the correct parts, I had tried and tried to fix my leaky sink faucets myself but, I just couldn't get it to work. After watching this short, clearly explained video, I figured out that I was putting the rubber piece down first, with the spring on top. As soon as I switched it around, SUCCESS!!!! I DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL A PLUMBER!!!! Thanks so much for this video!
This was exactly the video I needed, thank you! I couldn't get the spring and seat out of the cold side - tried pliers, jewelers screwdriver, dental pick and whatever else fit. The allen wrench was genius and worked easily. Appreciate you, thanks!
great video and was the key to solving my perpetual leaky faucet! I changed the cartridges with no luck and after seeing this video discovered that one of the seats was cracked and one of the springs was upside down. once i made the required fixes, i now have a dry sink for the first time in months! thank you!
Thank you Jeff for sharing your experience. The seats and springs aren't obvious at first glance but they can definitely be problematic when they wear down. We're glad the video was helpful to you!
Thank you Stephanie!!! I watched 2 other videos that were a complete waste of time without the info I needed. You were to the point. Thank you. 2 minute fix.
Great video, have a couple tips to add: If water is leaking from under the faucet handle, it is likely the smaller shaft O ring. If the faucet itself is dripping from the nozzle it is likely the seat seal. Might as well replace both O rings, seat seal and spring while you're in there. The seat springs go large side down, small end up. Do not over tighten the bonnet nut with the crescent wrench, only snug it!
Thank you Mark, we're glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for the tips these are all very useful. We might return to these videos in the future as we have a more comprehensive format for filming now in 2020, so those tips and others are ones we'll likely add to the revised video!
Thank you for this video! I called myself trying to stop a leak I've had for over a week and decided to take apart the kitchen faucet not knowing what I was doing. I took off parts of faucet without turning off water and almost flooded my floor. I then took apart the faucet and put it back together, however the spring and seat wasn't sitting properly so nothing else worked. I watched the video and was able to fix it, now I have to clean up the water that shot all over the place. This video is awesome
Thank you! I hadn't done this repair before, so I watched several videos to make sure I'd know how to do it. Yours was the only one I saw that suggested using an Allen wrench to pry out the old seats and springs. Worked like a charm!
I put my seat in upside down thanks to the poor illustration that came with the instructions. I searched my house for different things to pull it out. A straw, tweezers. Those things didn't work. Then purely by chance I found an Allen wrench set in my bookcase. I didn't know that was the standard way to get the seats and springs out. It was more difficult to get the upside-down seat out with the Allen wrench however because I did not have a spring underneath it.
Informative video. Would like to see orientation of cartridge w/ relation to direction knobs turn. Took a few times to figure out I could turn the stem within the cartridge 180 degrees so that the knobs turn in the original direction.
Yep, installing the new seat was the most aggravating part of the whole project, and was skipped right over. The seats don't magically fit right in. It would have been helpful to see how to squeeze it into the hole to cover the spring.
@@JosephHauger How did you manage that part? Mine isn’t easy to get over the spring either. Replaced new springs, seats, cartridge in a rental house. They called on FaceTime to say the water was now running in a stream. Had to go back only to find the seal/seat was twisted on the spring itself. It appeared perfectly repaired when I left though. 🤦🏼♀️
@@quietmadness1768 I used a hex wrench to line up the seat and spring to drop together in the right position. It was then a matter of trying over and over to push them down without one side slipping out. I'm getting them seated in about 20 to 25 attempts.
Could you show how to replace the springs and seats on a two handle bathtub fawcett? The seats and springs are horizontal and recessed into the wall. How do you put them in without dropping them into your wall? If you drop them while trying to put them in you can't retrieve them, so they are lost for good. Do you have a safe method to avoid this problem?
Thank you for watching. We don't have a specific video for this but when working it's best to cover the drain of the bathtub, and you can use a screwdriver, pen or anything else that fits the seats and springs to help push it horizontally into the valve.
Should shoe the exact positioning of seats spring. I had to look on different videos that showed the exact way. Someone else removed them so we had no way of knowing how they should be placed, top bottom etc.
Thank you for the feedback. We are currently filming appliance repairs but we might return to these plumbing videos to do an update. We'll try to include these additional details.
Awesome... I found that a bolt worked even better.. couldn’t get the washer to stay in... push in bolt all the way than use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull bolt out
@@AmreSupply I just got replaced my cartridges and the leak is still there. I am thinking if changing spring and rubber. Do you think this will be the solution? Also, when I turn of the water, the handle is not as tight as the other one? What could cause the handle to feel that way?
@@PastorMarionGillies Yes the seats and springs are likely the cause of the leak. Assuming you tighten the set screw does that one handle still feel like its not as tight after putting in the new cartridge?
@@AmreSupply Yes the handle still feels the same. I cant get the spring and washer out from below the cartridge, no matter what I do. Trying to bring them to get.new ones at a store. They just wont come out.
@@PastorMarionGillies The rubber seat might have deteriorated and might be sticking to the valve. You could use a razor knife to trace along the edge to help separate the rubber, then use some pliers to grab and spin the rubber seat. As for the loose handle, it is possible that the threads in the set screw or in the handle are starting to strip, which might prevent you from tightening the handle all the way. Inspect the set screw, if the threads look damaged then get a new set screw. If the set screw looks fine but its hard to screw in then its possible that the threads in the handles are damaged, so in that case you'll want to replace the handles.
I noticed you have another, very similar video to this. In the other video, the problem causing the leak is the cartridge....so therefore replacing those. In this video, the problem causing the leak are the seats and springs...so therefore replacing them. So my dilemma/question would be "how do I/we know which one to replace??"
Hi Rigo Martinez. We do have a similar video as well but split them up into their individual parts. Its hard to tell what is causing the leak until you remove the cartridges. The seats do wear down over time, and sometimes you'll notice that the rubber has become to become more of a gel and doesn't provide a tight seal. When in doubt replace the seats, springs and cartridges.
There is a better way to get the hot and cold caps off that I saw in a different video. Instead of using a flat blade screwdriver to pry the caps off, which may damage the edges of the caps, use a hobbyist's rubber stamp on top of the cap, applying pressure using the palm of your hand, then twisting.
I have replace the cartridge and still have a leak. I don't see any seat or spring at the bottom of shaft. Do all faucets with cartridges have seat and springs and I don't know what I'm looking at?
Thanks for watching. Does your faucet have handles that only turn a quarter turn? These 1/4 turn cartridges don't use seats and springs. It can be good to check for any buildup of minerals that might prevent the new cartridge from sitting properly. If there is a calcium buildup then you can use an acid like vinegar to dissolve it.
Thanks for watching. First check to make sure that the shutoff valves are open. Then check to make sure that the hole on the bottom of the cartridges are not obstructed. In some cases you might need to rotate the cartridges. As well if the cartridges are specifically designed for the hot or the cold side, and if they were installed on the wrong side, then swapping the cartridges might fix the problem.
The ULND9 seats and springs listed above are universal. As long as your brand is a 2 handle faucet without special cartridges, those seats and springs should work.
Even though I just closed the shutoff valves to stop the water from coming out of the faucet, do I need to still turn off the main water line to the house? (Earlier I forgot to do this and flooded my bathroom, now I am trying again...)
Hi John Anthony, closing the shutoff valves below the faucet will prevent water from flooding out the faucet so it shouldn't be necessary to close the main shutoff valve. You can test it before you remove any parts. Close the valves and turn on the faucet to drain the remaining water If the water isn't shutoff correctly you'll notice that the faucet will continue to run. If the shutoff valves make a good seal, then the faucet will give off a little bit of water but will stop shortly after. This is an indicator that its safe to remove parts.
@@AmreSupplyor in my case, neither the below the sink shut off or the main shut off completely stopped the flow. It was very hard to see inside the valve with it continuously filling up with water. :(
i replaced the seat and the cartridge but not the spring ,i used the same spring, what happened next, after 7 days ,the faucett begun to drop water again, i believe the seat was too thin ,stem water,and the killer spring that worn out the rubber seat
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience. The springs can definitely wear out and in many cases it's best to replace the seats and springs together.
i believe the spring are heat proof 200 degres ,when the spring is seated ,followed by the rubber seat on top of the spring,the last part of the spring is touching the rubber and with the heat and the pressure of the cartridge ,is kind like the spring is cutting the rubber little by little with the help of the heat and the pressure of the cartridge,,that is when the rubber seats get worn out.
Thanks for watching. Its quite possible that the rubber has deteriorated and is potentially fused to the faucet. Overall if the faucet is leaking and the rubber seats can not be replaced, then it might make sense to get a new faucet.
You tell people to put the seats and springs back in the same order that they were removed but you do not mention which way the tapered spring inserts. Since a previous install might have been done incorrectly you should have been specific about which way the taper goes.
Thanks for watching. If you look at 2:19 when the spring is being removed, you can see clearly that the larger portion of the springs is at the bottom and the smaller side will be near the top. We agree a specific mention would have been helpful but we cannot update the narration in this video now that it is posted.
@AmreSupply I actually did look at your video again and noticed your reference prior to my comment. But it's not as obvious to some people as you might think. It is unfortunate that you can't update the narration but I understand the difficulty.
You are not fully properly explaining the process. You say re do the process as it was, what if the previous person put the springs up side down. Which way do the spring go in ? They are like pyramid shaped. You do not say.
Thanks for watching. If you look at 2:19 when the spring is being removed, you can see clearly that the larger portion of the springs is at the bottom and the smaller side will be near the top. We agree a specific mention would have been helpful but we cannot update the narration in this video now that it is posted.
Hi Scott Bennefeld, there are a lot of repairs are simple in principle but are each case it you'll run into factors that make it more difficult like the room needed for tools etc. We filmed this out from the wall to get better camera angles and a better perspective on the repair. Hopefully you still found it useful to see each of the steps even if it was more difficult in practice.
Allen wrench and rag are great ideas. I tried putting the spring and seat into place using needle nose pliers and it didn't work well. I'd like to add that I used a piece of 3/8" doweling to push the rag into place and also to seat the spring and seat. I used a light coat of plumbers grease on the o-rings, bottom of the cartridge, and on the bonnet threads.
Thanks for sharing your experience Andre! These are all great tips!
I used a straw to get the water out of the shank. To seat the spring and seat I used my pinkie finger. After some finagling, it went in.
I read silicone is safe if you let it cure. I am not certain if the plumber's grease is safe if it gets into your drinking water
EXCELLENT video!!! After buying the correct parts, I had tried and tried to fix my leaky sink faucets myself but, I just couldn't get it to work. After watching this short, clearly explained video, I figured out that I was putting the rubber piece down first, with the spring on top. As soon as I switched it around, SUCCESS!!!! I DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL A PLUMBER!!!! Thanks so much for this video!
Thank you Agnes! We try to have clear and concise videos for all of our topics and we're just happy to help!
This was exactly the video I needed, thank you! I couldn't get the spring and seat out of the cold side - tried pliers, jewelers screwdriver, dental pick and whatever else fit. The allen wrench was genius and worked easily. Appreciate you, thanks!
Thank you for sharing, we're just glad the video was helpful!
great video and was the key to solving my perpetual leaky faucet! I changed the cartridges with no luck and after seeing this video discovered that one of the seats was cracked and one of the springs was upside down. once i made the required fixes, i now have a dry sink for the first time in months! thank you!
Thank you Jeff for sharing your experience. The seats and springs aren't obvious at first glance but they can definitely be problematic when they wear down. We're glad the video was helpful to you!
yeah, if the spring was upside down the metal of the spring probably cut into the rubber of the seat, resulting in the crack. Just postulating.
Thank you Stephanie!!! I watched 2 other videos that were a complete waste of time without the info I needed. You were to the point. Thank you. 2 minute fix.
You're welcome and thank you so much for your comment!! We're always happy to hear when our videos are helpful!
Great video, have a couple tips to add: If water is leaking from under the faucet handle, it is likely the smaller shaft O ring. If the faucet itself is dripping from the nozzle it is likely the seat seal. Might as well replace both O rings, seat seal and spring while you're in there. The seat springs go large side down, small end up. Do not over tighten the bonnet nut with the crescent wrench, only snug it!
Thank you Mark, we're glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for the tips these are all very useful. We might return to these videos in the future as we have a more comprehensive format for filming now in 2020, so those tips and others are ones we'll likely add to the revised video!
I was looking for which way the springs went in. Thanks.
This is the most important part of the whole video
Thank you for this video! I called myself trying to stop a leak I've had for over a week and decided to take apart the kitchen faucet not knowing what I was doing. I took off parts of faucet without turning off water and almost flooded my floor. I then took apart the faucet and put it back together, however the spring and seat wasn't sitting properly so nothing else worked. I watched the video and was able to fix it, now I have to clean up the water that shot all over the place. This video is awesome
Thank you for watching! We're glad the video helped steer you in the right direction!
Thank you! I hadn't done this repair before, so I watched several videos to make sure I'd know how to do it. Yours was the only one I saw that suggested using an Allen wrench to pry out the old seats and springs. Worked like a charm!
You're welcome Mike! We're glad the repair went smoothly for you!
I put my seat in upside down thanks to the poor illustration that came with the instructions. I searched my house for different things to pull it out. A straw, tweezers. Those things didn't work. Then purely by chance I found an Allen wrench set in my bookcase. I didn't know that was the standard way to get the seats and springs out. It was more difficult to get the upside-down seat out with the Allen wrench however because I did not have a spring underneath it.
Thank you for this helpful video! This is by far the easiest set of directions I could find.
You're welcome Christine, we're so glad that the video helped you out!
Thanks for all the help. I do appreciate it thank you again
You're welcome, we're just happy to help!
Stephany, superb video!! This video did the trick to eliminate a very annoying drip in our shower. Thank you!!
You're welcome Angela! We're glad you were able to fix that slow drip in your shower!
Most showers use a mixer. I'm not certain that those work the same as a quarter-turn bathroom sink faucet.
Thank you for a concise and to the point repair video!
You're welcome Deborah, we're so glad that you found it helpful!
Informative video. Would like to see orientation of cartridge w/ relation to direction knobs turn. Took a few times to figure out I could turn the stem within the cartridge 180 degrees so that the knobs turn in the original direction.
Thanks for watching. We might return to these videos and do an update in the future and add more detail like the orientation of the cartridges.
Thanks! Concise and to the point - much appreciated.
Thanks Ryan White! I'm glad the video was helpful!
Thanks, great job!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks… I would have completely forgotten the seat and springs.
You're welcome, we're just happy to help!
GOOD VIDEO....Thanks
You're welcome!
Didn't show picture of installing seat & spring.🙄
Thanks for watching. What do you mean by "Didn't show picture of installing seat & spring."? Was there a step in the video that you missed?
Yep, installing the new seat was the most aggravating part of the whole project, and was skipped right over. The seats don't magically fit right in. It would have been helpful to see how to squeeze it into the hole to cover the spring.
@@JosephHauger How did you manage that part? Mine isn’t easy to get over the spring either. Replaced new springs, seats, cartridge in a rental house. They called on FaceTime to say the water was now running in a stream. Had to go back only to find the seal/seat was twisted on the spring itself. It appeared perfectly repaired when I left though. 🤦🏼♀️
@@quietmadness1768 I used a hex wrench to line up the seat and spring to drop together in the right position. It was then a matter of trying over and over to push them down without one side slipping out. I'm getting them seated in about 20 to 25 attempts.
@JosephHauger exactly my issue
Could you show how to replace the springs and seats on a two handle bathtub fawcett? The seats and springs are horizontal and recessed into the wall. How do you put them in without dropping them into your wall? If you drop them while trying to put them in you can't retrieve them, so they are lost for good. Do you have a safe method to avoid this problem?
Thank you for watching. We don't have a specific video for this but when working it's best to cover the drain of the bathtub, and you can use a screwdriver, pen or anything else that fits the seats and springs to help push it horizontally into the valve.
Should shoe the exact positioning of seats spring. I had to look on different videos that showed the exact way. Someone else removed them so we had no way of knowing how they should be placed, top bottom etc.
Thank you for the feedback. We are currently filming appliance repairs but we might return to these plumbing videos to do an update. We'll try to include these additional details.
Awesome... I found that a bolt worked even better.. couldn’t get the washer to stay in... push in bolt all the way than use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull bolt out
Thanks for watching, thanks for the tips, a bolt would definitely work if its sized closely to the seats and springs!
OK. However the springs are tapered. Which end goes up? The narrow end or the larger end?
Hi Froman thank you for watching! The larger end sits on the bottom and the smaller end goes into the rubber seats. Hope this helps clarify!
@@AmreSupply I just got replaced my cartridges and the leak is still there. I am thinking if changing spring and rubber. Do you think this will be the solution? Also, when I turn of the water, the handle is not as tight as the other one? What could cause the handle to feel that way?
@@PastorMarionGillies Yes the seats and springs are likely the cause of the leak. Assuming you tighten the set screw does that one handle still feel like its not as tight after putting in the new cartridge?
@@AmreSupply Yes the handle still feels the same. I cant get the spring and washer out from below the cartridge, no matter what I do. Trying to bring them to get.new ones at a store. They just wont come out.
@@PastorMarionGillies The rubber seat might have deteriorated and might be sticking to the valve. You could use a razor knife to trace along the edge to help separate the rubber, then use some pliers to grab and spin the rubber seat. As for the loose handle, it is possible that the threads in the set screw or in the handle are starting to strip, which might prevent you from tightening the handle all the way. Inspect the set screw, if the threads look damaged then get a new set screw. If the set screw looks fine but its hard to screw in then its possible that the threads in the handles are damaged, so in that case you'll want to replace the handles.
i love you guys thank you my sink is fixed
Thank you AnikiRed! We're glad we could help you get your sink up and running!
I noticed you have another, very similar video to this. In the other video, the problem causing the leak is the cartridge....so therefore replacing those. In this video, the problem causing the leak are the seats and springs...so therefore replacing them. So my dilemma/question would be "how do I/we know which one to replace??"
Hi Rigo Martinez. We do have a similar video as well but split them up into their individual parts. Its hard to tell what is causing the leak until you remove the cartridges. The seats do wear down over time, and sometimes you'll notice that the rubber has become to become more of a gel and doesn't provide a tight seal. When in doubt replace the seats, springs and cartridges.
I just said the heck with it and just replaced the whole thing lol!!!
There is a better way to get the hot and cold caps off that I saw in a different video. Instead of using a flat blade screwdriver to pry the caps off, which may damage the edges of the caps, use a hobbyist's rubber stamp on top of the cap, applying pressure using the palm of your hand, then twisting.
Thanks for sharing those tips!
I have replace the cartridge and still have a leak. I don't see any seat or spring at the bottom of shaft. Do all faucets with cartridges have seat and springs and I don't know what I'm looking at?
Thanks for watching. Does your faucet have handles that only turn a quarter turn? These 1/4 turn cartridges don't use seats and springs. It can be good to check for any buildup of minerals that might prevent the new cartridge from sitting properly. If there is a calcium buildup then you can use an acid like vinegar to dissolve it.
What if you do this and have suddenly lost water pressure on both sides?
Thanks for watching. First check to make sure that the shutoff valves are open. Then check to make sure that the hole on the bottom of the cartridges are not obstructed. In some cases you might need to rotate the cartridges. As well if the cartridges are specifically designed for the hot or the cold side, and if they were installed on the wrong side, then swapping the cartridges might fix the problem.
Is the Delta seat and spring universal? Can it be used in brand CCF?
The ULND9 seats and springs listed above are universal. As long as your brand is a 2 handle faucet without special cartridges, those seats and springs should work.
thanks!
Which was does the spring go? No one ever shows that.
Thanks for watching. The larger side of the spring goes on the bottom.
Even though I just closed the shutoff valves to stop the water from coming out of the faucet, do I need to still turn off the main water line to the house? (Earlier I forgot to do this and flooded my bathroom, now I am trying again...)
Hi John Anthony, closing the shutoff valves below the faucet will prevent water from flooding out the faucet so it shouldn't be necessary to close the main shutoff valve.
You can test it before you remove any parts. Close the valves and turn on the faucet to drain the remaining water If the water isn't shutoff correctly you'll notice that the faucet will continue to run.
If the shutoff valves make a good seal, then the faucet will give off a little bit of water but will stop shortly after. This is an indicator that its safe to remove parts.
@@AmreSupplyor in my case, neither the below the sink shut off or the main shut off completely stopped the flow. It was very hard to see inside the valve with it continuously filling up with water. :(
i replaced the seat and the cartridge but not the spring ,i used the same spring, what happened next, after 7 days ,the faucett begun to drop water again, i believe the seat was too thin ,stem water,and the killer spring that worn out the rubber seat
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience. The springs can definitely wear out and in many cases it's best to replace the seats and springs together.
i believe the spring are heat proof 200 degres ,when the spring is seated ,followed by the rubber seat on top of the spring,the last part of the spring is touching the rubber and with the heat and the pressure of the cartridge ,is kind like the spring is cutting the rubber little by little with the help of the heat and the pressure of the cartridge,,that is when the rubber seats get worn out.
Mine are not coming out that easy I've tried the Ellen Ranch I've even heated up needle nose pliers, a small screwdriver, a knife it's not working.
Thanks for watching. Its quite possible that the rubber has deteriorated and is potentially fused to the faucet. Overall if the faucet is leaking and the rubber seats can not be replaced, then it might make sense to get a new faucet.
You tell people to put the seats and springs back in the same order that they were removed but you do not mention which way the tapered spring inserts. Since a previous install might have been done incorrectly you should have been specific about which way the taper goes.
Thanks for watching. If you look at 2:19 when the spring is being removed, you can see clearly that the larger portion of the springs is at the bottom and the smaller side will be near the top.
We agree a specific mention would have been helpful but we cannot update the narration in this video now that it is posted.
@AmreSupply I actually did look at your video again and noticed your reference prior to my comment. But it's not as obvious to some people as you might think. It is unfortunate that you can't update the narration but I understand the difficulty.
This didn't work at all. All it wound up doing was screwing up my faucet, and now I'm going to have to get a new one.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Did your faucet leak more once you put new seats and springs in? Did you try putting new cartridges as well?
Mine still leaked after all this.
Thanks for watching. If it's still leaking then its likely that the cartridges have worn out.www.amresupply.com/catalog/Cartridges-Stems-PE2G
You are not fully properly explaining the process. You say re do the process as it was, what if the previous person put the springs up side down. Which way do the spring go in ? They are like pyramid shaped. You do not say.
Thanks for watching. If you look at 2:19 when the spring is being removed, you can see clearly that the larger portion of the springs is at the bottom and the smaller side will be near the top.
We agree a specific mention would have been helpful but we cannot update the narration in this video now that it is posted.
Lies it is not that easy when done on a vertical wall.
Hi Scott Bennefeld, there are a lot of repairs are simple in principle but are each case it you'll run into factors that make it more difficult like the room needed for tools etc. We filmed this out from the wall to get better camera angles and a better perspective on the repair. Hopefully you still found it useful to see each of the steps even if it was more difficult in practice.
You have a sink faucet on a wall?
@@aguyandhiscomputer 😂😂😂
How is this "lies"? If your faucet is not the same one as the one she is repairing, then obviously it's not the video you need to reference.