Those annoying drippy Price pfister lav faucets

Posted by Todd on March 22, 2009, 11:57 pm

Hi All,

Okay, I give up. Other than replacing them, is there a
way to those stinkin', generic, contractor Price Pfister
lavatory faucets to stop dripping?

I have replaced the gasket, replaced the gasket and
seat, replaced the whole cartridge and seat. Works
for about a month, then the hot water starts dripping
again.

It seems to be the gaskets fault when I look. The seats
are always nice an polished. (And, no I am not man
handling the knobs when I turn them off!)

Is there some special gasket (that actually works) that
I should be using? Any other ideas?

Many thanks,
-T

Posted by Ed Pawlowski on March 23, 2009, 5:52 am

> It seems to be the gaskets fault when I look. The seats
> are always nice an polished. (And, no I am not man
> handling the knobs when I turn them off!)
> Is there some special gasket (that actually works) that
> I should be using? Any other ideas?

I had a similar problem with Delta. How is your water quality? When I
added a whole house sediment filter, changing faucet seals went from twice a
year to once every 20 years. The fine crap in the water was killing them.

Posted by HeyBub on March 23, 2009, 7:01 am

Todd wrote:

> Hi All,
> Okay, I give up. Other than replacing them, is there a
> way to those stinkin', generic, contractor Price Pfister
> lavatory faucets to stop dripping?
> I have replaced the gasket, replaced the gasket and
> seat, replaced the whole cartridge and seat. Works
> for about a month, then the hot water starts dripping
> again.
> It seems to be the gaskets fault when I look. The seats
> are always nice an polished. (And, no I am not man
> handling the knobs when I turn them off!)
> Is there some special gasket (that actually works) that
> I should be using? Any other ideas?
> Many thanks,

If it's only the hot water tap, then obviously your water is contributing to
the problem.

That's mot to say that PP shouldn't have components more resistant to acid,
sediment, alkali, or metal-eating bacteria, but there's something on your
end that's not normal.

You can test your water yourself for pH (negative logarithm of the
Hydrogen-ion concentration, i.e., acid/base) or submit a water sample to
some water-testing outfit in your vicinity.

The company itself may have "industrial grade" innards available.

Posted by Joe on March 23, 2009, 2:30 pm

> Hi All,
> Okay, I give up. =A0Other than replacing them, is there a
> way to those stinkin', generic, contractor Price Pfister
> lavatory faucets to stop dripping?
> I have replaced the gasket, replaced the gasket and
> seat, replaced the whole cartridge and seat. =A0Works
> for about a month, then the hot water starts dripping
> again.
> It seems to be the gaskets fault when I look. =A0The seats
> are always nice an polished. =A0(And, no I am not man
> handling the knobs when I turn them off!)
> Is there some special gasket (that actually works) that
> I should be using? =A0Any other ideas?
> Many thanks,
> -T

Remove faucet set. Place in brass recycling container for your next
trip to the dropoff. Install Kohler faucet set (preferred), others may
be nearly equal. Problem solved.

Joe

Posted by on March 23, 2009, 4:44 pm

>> Hi All,
>> Okay, I give up. Other than replacing them, is there a
>> way to those stinkin', generic, contractor Price Pfister
>> lavatory faucets to stop dripping?
>> I have replaced the gasket, replaced the gasket and
>> seat, replaced the whole cartridge and seat. Works
>> for about a month, then the hot water starts dripping
>> again.
>> It seems to be the gaskets fault when I look. The seats
>> are always nice an polished. (And, no I am not man
>> handling the knobs when I turn them off!)
>> Is there some special gasket (that actually works) that
>> I should be using? Any other ideas?
>> Many thanks,
>> -T

>Remove faucet set. Place in brass recycling container for your next
>trip to the dropoff. Install Kohler faucet set (preferred), others may
>be nearly equal. Problem solved.
>Joe

I use the GOOD Price Pfister units with the ceramic cartridges. No
washers. No drips, and unlike many others, the limit blocks are on the
top, not the bottom of the cartridge so the closing torque does not go
through the cartridge assembly at all.
They are the ONLY taps I have not had trouble with, and are all I will
use now. Not sure if you can get the good ones at the "borg" or not -
I buy mine from either a plumbing supply or the local hardware store.

And our water here in Waterloo Region is AGRESSIVE.

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