The cold water handle of my two handles Starck faucet leaks when turning either the cold or the hot water. How can I remove the handle? There are no visible screws nor plugs. Thank you.

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• 33 Answers
• Posted on Dec 05, 2008

SOURCE: low pressure and flow on hot water side of single handle faucet

It could be one of two problems, one simple, one serious.

• Easy fix
  

1. Turn off hot water angle stop under sink to faucet.
2. Remove supply line from hot angle stop.
3. Place end of supply line in a small bucket to catch some water.
4. Turn on cold water for a couple of seconds and backflush debris from faucet.
5. Reconnect supply line.
6. Turn on angle stop and test
   

• Complex fix

SOURCE: Kohler Forte Single Handle Faucet Leaks

you will have to replace the ball assembly with a repair kit
1 turn the water off under the sink (hot and cold)

remove the handle ( you may need an allen head wrench to remove a hex screw or you may have to take a channel lock pliar and unscrew achrome
nut over the ball mechanism

after the handle comes off there is usually some type of lock nut that you must remove to remove the ball mechanism

remove the ball (usually chrome or brass(ther are usually little springs and rubber washers under ball

take ball and washer to ACe or lowes and match the pieces (usually sold as a kit

follow directions and installl

turn water on and pat yo!ur self on the back !

SOURCE: The faucet handle has become stiff to turn off and

The handle has build up in it but should come off eventually. Sounds like a dry o-ring seal. You can purchase a kit for your model without having to replace the whole unit.

SOURCE: No hot water flow from faucet/shower

change the cartridge it is bad or defective.

SOURCE: I cannot get the set screw out of a Delta

You can't apply any worthwhile heat to try and free this off without causing further damage, but if you have a pipe freezing kit handy you can try freezing it a few times and then pouring boiling water over it to thaw it suddenly. The thermal shock sometimes works but it's not a sure enough thing to be worth specially buying a freezing kit for.

That leaves two other possibilities: drill the screw out and get a replacement (or adapt one from another machine screw) or partially drill it and use a very small stud extractor. If the screw is brass then just drill it out in my experience as stud extractors just don't work on small diameter non ferrous materials.

If you drill the screw out then you need to use a drill bit small enough to go down the centre of the screw without damaging the threads, but large enough to leave it sufficiently thin-walled to be able to collapse inwards when you subsequently winkle it out. Usually I find that a pin punch driven anticlockwise against the thin rim left after drilling does the job.