My home is 23 years old. I built my home and it has been my residence ever since it was built. It has 2 full baths, a sink in the kitchen, and 1 sink downstairs in the basement. Last year I decided to change out all my faucets, bath tubs included. There is a Moen faucet in the kitchen, and American Standard in the 2 baths and downstairs. In the sink faucet in the master bedroom, when turning the water on, if it has been over 30 to 45 minutes, there is a strong sulfer smell for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Then it will clear up and be oderless. This is the only faucet that does this in the entire house. It is not the first in line with the water inlet, in fact it is the 5th in line. I didn't have this problem before I changed the faucets, and do not have a problem with any of the other ones. I know I can fix this by putting a charcoal filter on that one faucet. My question is what is different on that faucet that makes it have the odor after I changed the faucet???.......
I have had this for no reason it smelt as you say The only thing is you may have disturbed the pipes Odd I know drives you mad , As you say a softener would do the trick . or maybe if your on a well , A well flush but they cost .
SOURCE: Moen Bath Tub Faucet
Hi varn4620,
I'm Harvey the Master Plumber.
Your question is: You had to replace the faucet in the tub due to a broken plastic piece in valve stem. Bought a Moen ripped the wall out and put new faucet in. Went good untill we turned the water on and the shower rained on us. Tightened everything you could find to tighten .Every time the water is turned on the shower rains. Can this be fixed or is the faucet broken?
Is this new faudet a single handle? If so I"ve had this experience also. Most of the time it's because the guts were not lined up properly at the factory. You may have to play with it a bit.
Turn off the water and take the handle off and remove the sleave, remove and rotate the guts. Try 90' at a time. Turn water on to try it. Useually one of the other 3 positions will be right. The correct position is there, but it may take time to find it.
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SOURCE: no hot water
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You will find a quicker answer and free parts for your bath room faucet at link above . I am sure it is the mixer valve assembly. If you are not a plumber I suggest a pro be called.
John
SOURCE: Moen - Single lever bath tub faucet - cold water only
moen does not have a ball and washers....sounds like a Delta maybe. Moen uses cartridges. Either way sounds like a balancing spool problem....but you will need to make sure of the right name for the faucet to get the parts.
SOURCE: We have two 16 year old shower faucets (house was
This is a common problem with this type of shower mixer valve. They are not very good at regulating with pressure change. Your options are somewhat limited to not flushing the toilet or using any other taps when in use, repalce the mixer valve for a modern ceramic unit or installing a 2 vane hot & cold shower pump.
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