Right glue for faucet handle cap?

Posted by LurfysMa on January 5, 2007, 11:28 am

The faucet handles in our house all have little white caps in the
center covering the screw that holds the handle in place. They look
like porcelain, but might be plastic, and have the words "Hot" or
"Cold".

One of them fell off. They appear to have been glued in place. The
residual glue looks like varnish. It's light brown, transluscent, and
brittle.

What glue should I use to put it back on? It needs to be something
that can be broken to get the caps off if the handle ever needs to be
removed.

What glue did they use origianlly?

Can I use silicon sealer or something like that?

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Posted by N8N on January 5, 2007, 11:32 am

LurfysMa wrote:

> The faucet handles in our house all have little white caps in the
> center covering the screw that holds the handle in place. They look
> like porcelain, but might be plastic, and have the words "Hot" or
> "Cold".
> One of them fell off. They appear to have been glued in place. The
> residual glue looks like varnish. It's light brown, transluscent, and
> brittle.
> What glue should I use to put it back on? It needs to be something
> that can be broken to get the caps off if the handle ever needs to be
> removed.
> What glue did they use origianlly?
> Can I use silicon sealer or something like that?

That would be my thought, some clear silicone might be the ticket.

nate

Posted by LurfysMa on January 5, 2007, 12:08 pm

>LurfysMa wrote:

>> The faucet handles in our house all have little white caps in the
>> center covering the screw that holds the handle in place. They look
>> like porcelain, but might be plastic, and have the words "Hot" or
>> "Cold".
>> One of them fell off. They appear to have been glued in place. The
>> residual glue looks like varnish. It's light brown, transluscent, and
>> brittle.
>> What glue should I use to put it back on? It needs to be something
>> that can be broken to get the caps off if the handle ever needs to be
>> removed.
>> What glue did they use origianlly?
>> Can I use silicon sealer or something like that?

>That would be my thought, some clear silicone might be the ticket.

I just called the plumber. He said that there should be a little metal
ring that holds them in place. They just snap in and out. No glue. I
checked the other faucets in the house. as far as I can tell, they are
all glued in. On closer inspection, some of them were kinda sloppily
done. Glue oozing out the side.

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Posted by dpb on January 5, 2007, 2:42 pm

LurfysMa wrote:

> >LurfysMa wrote:

> >> The faucet handles in our house all have little white caps in the
> >> center covering the screw that holds the handle in place. They look
> >> like porcelain, but might be plastic, and have the words "Hot" or
> >> "Cold".
> >> One of them fell off. They appear to have been glued in place. The
> >> residual glue looks like varnish. It's light brown, transluscent, and
> >> brittle.
> >> What glue should I use to put it back on? It needs to be something
> >> that can be broken to get the caps off if the handle ever needs to be
> >> removed.
> >> What glue did they use origianlly?
> >> Can I use silicon sealer or something like that?

> >That would be my thought, some clear silicone might be the ticket.

> I just called the plumber. He said that there should be a little metal
> ring that holds them in place. They just snap in and out. No glue. I
> checked the other faucets in the house. as far as I can tell, they are
> all glued in. On closer inspection, some of them were kinda sloppily
> done. Glue oozing out the side.

Yep, anything adhesive is a previous homeowner fix. If try a silicone,
don't use much or you'll have a heck of a time if need to remove it.

You might take one to the hardware store and see if by chance you can
find a generic replacement in the specialty fittings section of the
plumbing section. I've seen various types, but all that I've actually
had had a spring "fingers" on the back side. These are pretty prone to
eventually breaking so there is a sizable supply of replacements for
them. For your style, don't know but would think it worth a look.

And, of course, if there is a "real" plumbing supply place handy that
does sell over the counter as well as wholesale, your chances may go up
significantly.

Posted by DerbyDad03 on January 5, 2007, 12:18 pm

I'm surprised that your caps have been glued in. In my experience they
are just a pressure fit so that they can be removed to replace the
faucet washers, stems, cartridges, etc.

Any type of adhesive is going to leave a mess and make them harder to
remove.

Are these antique faucet handles?

LurfysMa wrote:

> The faucet handles in our house all have little white caps in the
> center covering the screw that holds the handle in place. They look
> like porcelain, but might be plastic, and have the words "Hot" or
> "Cold".
> One of them fell off. They appear to have been glued in place. The
> residual glue looks like varnish. It's light brown, transluscent, and
> brittle.
> What glue should I use to put it back on? It needs to be something
> that can be broken to get the caps off if the handle ever needs to be
> removed.
> What glue did they use origianlly?
>
> Can I use silicon sealer or something like that?
>
> --

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