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Faucet jam

Found 3 screws jammed in hot side of faucet in supply line and shut off valve looked like faucet bib screws but don't know how they would get in hot side sypply and shut off. Anyone ever seen or know why this would happen?

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  • danitheplumber
    danitheplumber Member Posts: 85
    Single handle kithen faucet was there always to my knowledge
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,872
    Any idea where they might have been hiding? I presume the thing was working OK, and then this problem showed up?
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • danitheplumber
    danitheplumber Member Posts: 85
    Yup out of no where but 1 I can understand 3 i don't
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,400
    It must have had a two handle faucet at one time? Bib screws can back out of they are not tightened or an oversized faucet washer was installed

    I always used bib screws that had a nylon locker in the thread, like a self locking nut has
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • danitheplumber
    danitheplumber Member Posts: 85
    Ya it just took 6 years to jam