drippy bathroom pop-up stopper from Delta Faucets?
A friend of mine bought a Delta faucet assembly.
The installed Pop-up Stopper leaks so she called for a replacement. They fed her the following information:
First Call: She was told that her bathroom sink needed to have 6 inches of water in order to have enough pressure to cause a full stoppage of water.
She got home and tried this. Apparently it was a challenge to get the 6 inches because it lets a lot of water pass, but no stoppage occured
Second Call: Told that in the year 2000 an international law was passed which says that a stopper is not suppose to stop … just slow to prevent overflow. There is a hole in the back of the sink for this; but apparently that isn’t good enough.
Can anyone say if ANY of this garbage is true and if so possibly provide the proof.
Thanks in advance.
that is the funniest info i ever heard…all complete bullcrap… now , if it is not keeping water in the sink,then under the sink where the stopper arm goes into the drain,there is a flat piece of metal that has a bunch of holes in,simply try adjustin it to a different hole…if need more info, a plumbing person at home depot can show you exactly what to do…DONT CALL DELTA ANYMORE…
Well Im A plumber of 20 years and I need A good laugh
And I will say this I have more problems with Delta then any other faucet out there.
But 1 Thing they did say On a sink it will have a slow leak in the pop up (IF AND ONLY IF THERE IS NO WEAP HOLE IN THE SINK TO PREVENT SPILLING) But 99% have this so anyways.
Go to Home Depot and get a new unit. Do Not Get Plastic Get Brass if you can.
Replace it and Take the Delta one out side and shoot it!
I Feel bad for her problems with this. I hate when companys tell customers dumb stuff like that.
Thats like saying your toilet wont flush unless you sit on it and say please.
Anyways if I could do anything else in this matter to help you feel free to contact me at
kos101@yahoo.com