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Identify Leaky Faucet and Gather Tools

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Two-Handle Kitchen Sink Faucet Leak Repair

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What happens here

Begin by identifying the source of the leak on the hot water side of the two-handle kitchen faucet. Observe the dripping from the faucet spout, confirming that the hot water handle does not properly shut off the flow in certain positions. Note that the faucet is identified as an Aquasource or Project Source brand, which are typically found at Lowe's.

Goal: Confirm the faucet leak and prepare for repair.

Tools and materials

  • Kitchen Faucet AquaSource/Project Source — The fixture being repaired

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Hey folks, that fix it guy here. So I had a friend send me a picture of a kitchen faucet ask me if I could help her fix a leak on the hot side. So I did some research, went to the store, picked up the part and now today we're going to be installing a stem for an project source, aquasource kitchen faucet. So come along, let's get to fixing. All right, here's what we're looking at. This is a two-handle aquasource kitchen faucet, right? And the hot side you can see is bad. It barely shuts off in one position. So we're going to get this fixed. This is where our culprit is. We need to shut the water off and then we need to pop this apart. All right, so this is another thing we're going to have to deal with here at some

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