Marc Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Click to Enlarge 42.04 KB Click to Enlarge 42.98 KB Is there anything I can use against this faucet that gravity alone might open some day once it's broken in? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Consider a "rubber band" around the top of the handle and the faucet spout. Of course the band would have to be replaced periodically. [:-slaphap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 If only you had a plastic cup nearby, you could prop-up the handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Install it upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 black electricians tape will work more better that duct tape, and it is cheaper. find a used toilet tissue holder and an old 2"x3" from a mobile home from circa 1984 and 6 1/2' of universal hanger strap. use a standard drywall screw (2") and small flat washer to fasten the strap to the ceiling. Then bend the strap over and down to a point directly above end of knurled knob. bend the end of strap over to blunt and prevent accidentally cutting fingers. apply tape. repeat as needed or desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Silly people! Just leave the lever fully open, in the middle, and then you can control the water flow using the stop valves under the sink. This has the added advantage of exercising the lower back muscles as well as regularly viewing the trap piping for leaks. Or you could just trust that friction will likely remain stronger than gravity, especially as the lever in the closed position seems to be directly above the pivot point...but where's the ridiculous credential burnishing in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 hmmmm, so the gravitational force exerted by your hands pulled the water down? Maybe a Moses style staff to send the waters back to whence they came? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Buncha geniuses. Thanks fellas. I'll put these remedies in the report. Seriously, it's like a wall switch. Should be oriented in such way that if the forces of gravity were to act upon it, it would be in such direction as to turn it off instead of on. So this here faucet handle, if it becomes loose by virtue of age, defect or whatever and the almighty forces of gravity were to act upon it, it should be in such direction as to turn it off, donchathink? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector57 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I think you are over thinking the issue. If it quits working properly due to age or wear then fix or replace. It is not a code issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Marc's over thinking and the imaginative literary geniuses are showing their stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Bad design, maybe. Maybe water pressure holds the valve shut. Maybe grasping for straws in a house where everything works OK. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 i can rotate any photo, using my computer, so it would be a snap to just edit it and include it in report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I think you are over thinking the issue. If it quits working properly due to age or wear then fix or replace. [:-thumbu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Alright fellas, false alarm. It goes in the trash bin. John, this was not a 'everything else works' house. In 10 years, I haven't had my first one yet. Maybe when I die and go to heaven I'll get one, ehhh? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Actually I installed one like that in our kitchen sink about two years ago. So far ... it is still working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Actually I installed one like that in our kitchen sink about two years ago. So far ... it is still working. Nolan, are you sure it is not coming on in the middle of the night? Maybe the lever is just slipping down a little bit and SNAPS back when you enter the room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Actually I installed one like that in our kitchen sink about two years ago. So far ... it is still working. Nolan, are you sure it is not coming on in the middle of the night? Maybe the lever is just slipping down a little bit and SNAPS back when you enter the room! You know ... I've been hearing some strange noises, but I think there is a damper controlling the the return SNAP noise. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 A bachelor I know had a cat that came and went via cat door, and was so smart he could turn on the kitchen sink faucet to get himself some water. Bach had to go into surgery for a cpl of days and in his absence, cat turned on faucet but sink was clogged. Whole house flooded by time bach returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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