Leaky Faucet

Lots of us chuck the RV plastic fixtures and get a nice home unit.

Might be hard to find replacement parts for the standard cheap, plastic original RV faucet.

We have replaced the entire faucet in all of our 5 trailers.....Home Depot, Lowe's.

YEP.......

Time to 'upgrade'

Get ready for sticker shock :B

The cheapest faucet are using 25 cents washers but if you have 2-handles I would go for single handle faucet.
Not only more convenience, but water and time saving.

Kayteg1 wrote:
The cheapest faucet are using 25 cents washers but if you have 2-handles I would go for single handle faucet.
Not only more convenience, but water and time saving.

I agree and the center to center spacing on the cheapo RV faucet is the same as a residential unit.

Go all out and get one of those proximity faucets where you tap on, tap off.

Super_Dave wrote:
The kitchen faucet has developed a leak and an annoying drip into the sink. Does one just replace the stem washers like a regular faucet? How do the handles come off to access the stem?

Assuming you have the same fixture as my '07, if I recall there's an Allen set screw on the handle and then you can remove a cartridge. Mine was leaking for awhile but I took the cartridge out and cleaned up the discs inside and got it to stop.

Mine was a decent metal one from the factory, not plastic.

Thanks guys. In the short term, I've been turning off the pump and bleeding the pressure so it doesn't drip. I'll start shopping for an off season project faucet replacement.

Super_Dave wrote:
Thanks guys. In the short term, I've been turning off the pump and bleeding the pressure so it doesn't drip. I'll start shopping for an off season project faucet replacement.

Did you see my post? Mine leaked and it was a 10 minute fix (no parts needed). I just verified and it's a 3/32" Allen (or metric like it) to remove the handle then an adjustable wrench to pull the cartridge.

Once the cartridge is out, there's a clip on the top shaft you can pull to disassemble it. The issue is crud that builds on the sealing surfaces of the ceramic discs. Clean them up and reassemble.

WOW. This is the first time I hear RV manufacturer installed faucet with ceramic cartridge in it.
Those are considered lifetime lasting and usually come with lifetime warranty. But like to make small drips.
If you really have one, call the manufacturer and they should send new cartridge free of charge.

Here's the factory faucet in my Eagle Cap. Dave's should be the same. I pulled it apart this morning because I now have an external leak under the cold handle when using either side. The o-ring around the cartridge is rock hard. At least it's an easy fix.




Set screw to remove handle:



Handle off. Then use adjustable wrench to remove cartridge:



Cartridge with clip on top:



My bad o-ring: