Review on 🔧 Fix Your Delta Single Handle Faucet with the Danco 86970 Cartridge Repair Kit - Durable Brass Construction by David Turner

Until now I have never repaired a faucet and I can say that it is easier than replacing the entire assembly with a new one. My 10 year old faucet kept dripping. I went online and bought what I thought was a direct replacement. The new Delta faucet was a cheaper imitation of the original (about half the weight and with a lot of plastic). I decided to buy a repair kit for the original device. I needed a 1/8" hex to remove the handle, a large crescent wrench to install the chrome nut, and a small pick to remove the two rubber grommets and two o-rings. I also bought a small tube of silicone grease. Disassembly is easy - shut off the water supply at the valve, remove the faucet handle with a 1/8" hex wrench, use a large crescent wrench, remove the chrome mounting nut, slide the main faucet. The body will rise and the faucet will rotate Remove the stainless steel ball valve, exposing two small pieces of rubber (with springs) These two pieces of rubber will wear out, allowing the faucet to drip Use a "hook" around the two To remove pieces of rubber (small springs are under the pieces of rubber) I carefully buffed the inside with a Scotch-Brite sponge and applied silicone grease to the inside. Simply insert the small springs and rubber pieces into the two holes, replace the stainless steel ball, place the faucet body back onto the main body and tighten the large nut and reattach the handle. Turn the water back on. My faucet is like new again and it's no longer dripping.