American Standard Kitchen Faucet Leaking At Base

Faucet is leaking or dripping at the base near the countertop.

American standard kitchen faucet leaking at base.

While annoying this is nothing to panic about. Some handles are removed by backing out a set screw. American standard offers a range of kitchen faucets from hand free to semi professional styles you are sure to find the perfect faucet for your kitchen. Loosen the retaining screw with a wrench and take out the valve stem.

A handle leak can puddle onto the base plate escutcheon making it appear to be a leak at the base of the faucet. You will want to confirm the water on the base plate escutcheon is not a handle leak. You can test for a handle leak by wrapping a paper towel around the handle and turning on the faucet. Description of the leak.

Leaking bathroom or kitchen faucets can cost money and try your patience. Learn to repair a single handle or double handle faucet with our step by step instructions. The basic american standard single handle faucet has a swivel spout and its lever style handle is located at the base of the spout. This leak could be a temporary drip or a continuous leak.

For the latest in american standard innovations promotions and more sign up for the american standard newsletter. The good news is it s a pretty simple fix. Pull the handles off the base. This troubleshooting document relates to standard pull out and pull down kitchen faucets.

In this video i ll explain how to repair some of the simple problems on kitchen faucet. With this leak water will leak from the area where the faucet base touches the escutcheon plate or countertop. You can also use this video as a guide to disassemble singe handle fa. But first we need to explain why the water is leaking in the first.

The company also manufactures several hi arc models with side. Water can leak from various areas. Most times it s just a small amount of water leaking out but it can be annoying and should be fixed.