Watch this video now so you know what to do when your faucet develops a leak

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Useful, unless the nuts have welded themselves shut due to hard water build up or galvanic action, at which point it’s time to replace the entire thing. :frowning:

For valves that don’t get turned often (like the shut-off valves under the sink, toilet, etc.) I’m a huge fan of the quarter turn ball valves- they tend not to jam or bind over long periods of inactivity, even in hard water.

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I remember teaching this to the Cub Scouts, along with other handy household repairs and maintenance chores. It was a very popular scout meeting.

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Caveats:

I am not a plumber. Water (like electricity) follows the path of least resistance (it might find a place to leak elsewhere). But maybe not. And YMMV. However! This might work as a stop-gap measure until such time as you can do a proper repair. That said:

And it’s less than $3 USD.

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