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Thread Number: 87416
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
40 MC 20 Needs More Info on Moen faucet |
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Post# 1119714 , Reply# 1 6/8/2021 at 22:42 (1,051 days old) by ea56  (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 1119716 , Reply# 2 6/9/2021 at 00:01 (1,051 days old) by frank1492 (Worcester) | ||
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Thanks Eddie. I will attempt to disassemble the faucet but first: The sticky part is actually around the stem. I need to move the stem up and down while attempying to get the silicon around it. (I can remove the top of the faucet.) | ||
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Post# 1119862 , Reply# 3 6/10/2021 at 08:38 (1,050 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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If worse comes to worst, Delta does make a wall-mount single lever faucet that might be a suitable or at least functional replacement. | ||
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Post# 1119863 , Reply# 4 6/10/2021 at 08:47 (1,050 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Faucet Grease
Most hardware or big box stores will carry faucet grease. This should do the job nicely. Make sure to clean all surfaces of any left over residue from previous grease or lubrication attempts, and I'd suggest throwing a new set of o-rings in, as well.
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Post# 1119883 , Reply# 5 6/10/2021 at 15:30 (1,050 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Faucet grease sounds like a good solution. Otherwise I was going to suggest bearing grease for boat trailer wheels which are regularly submerged in water.
We had a 1960 Moen pull-out faucet on the tub/shower in one bathroom when I was a kid. It became difficult to pull out in short order. I think the cartridge was replaced only once between 1960 and 2018, but toward the end (when the house was sold) it started to put up a bit of a fight again. | ||
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Post# 1119893 , Reply# 6 6/10/2021 at 17:20 (1,050 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I discovered silicone grease when I had to replace the Price Pfister faucet cartridge for our tub/shower several years ago. It has lubricated the faucet cartridge so well that always pulls in and out without any effort at all. And like I said in my previous post on this thread, it won’t harm the rubber O rings like a petroleum based lubricant would.
Eddie
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