When your bathroom faucet is leaking, different solutions could be required, depending on the source of the leak itself. For a bathroom handle that is leaking, this can often be addressed through replacing the faucet cartridge.
Replace a bathroom faucet cartridge
The cartridge is a part within the faucet that connects directly to the handle and determines how much water is allowed to flow out of the pipes and through the faucet itself.
If a replacement cartridge can be found, it can often be replaced without too much difficulty. The biggest challenge with these types of fixes is finding the right faucet cartridge.
Whether or not there is an ability to source a replacement cartridge is often determined by the brand and whether that particular faucet is relatively common. Common brands such as Delta, Moen, and Kohler are often ones where replacement cartridges can be sourced.
Assuming the rest of the faucet is in great shape, replacing the cartridge can provide you with many more years of great faucet use.
What to do when a faucet cartridge cannot be found
Finding a replacement cartridge for specialty brands or for brands with low sales volume can be difficult. Also, with many value brands, such as Glacier Bay and Allen & Roth, the cartridges are often unavailable. This is often due to the faucets being relatively inexpensive, so they are typically replaced rather than repaired.
If a cartridge cannot be sourced, your next step to addressing a leak around the faucet handle would be getting the faucet replaced.
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