Danco FBA_18864B Stem , White, Golden

works as needed. easy to install.

direct replacement part

Started leaking 2 weeks after installation

Was happy to find a replacement and get it so quickly. Problem is: this Danco replacement started leaking 16 months after I put it in (the original Pfister lasted 14 YEARS). Even though price and delivery was good, I am not happy that I need to redo the installation--take everything out of cabinet, drain line, crawl underneath, skin fingers, put it all back together. I am getting too old to make repairs every year and a half. Got an original Pfister replacement elsewhere this time.

Do not buy this product it is junk and does not work properly.Does not line up straight when you put the handle on it and the flow is half that of the original.Replaced four of them and three leaked almost immediately.Save yourself the headache and buy the part I attached the link for below.All you have to do is take the white plastic off the new part and replace it with the brass part from the old faucet cartridge. https://www.amazon.com/gp/buyagain/ref=pd_rhf_d_ee_s_rp_c_sccl_1_2/146-2853004-2424862?pd_rd_w=eoofJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.9d09eb23-e409-456c-a62e-d6e7fcc2faec&pf_rd_p=9d09eb23-e409-456c-a62e-d6e7fcc2faec&pf_rd_r=X94DHXJH4VGAHTZQ5P19&pd_rd_wg=ZNfsS&pd_rd_r=c12bdd60-0b7f-4bef-9e82-024cb6141c16&pd_rd_i=B005E0KC2M&ats=eyJleHBsaWNpdENhbmRpZGF0ZXMiOiJCMDA1RTBLQzJNIiwiYXNpbkludGVyYWN0ZWQiOiJ0cnVlIiwiY3VzdG9tZXJJZCI6IkEzTFBOV0dVSFdLOEg0In0=

I have two of these for hot and two for cold. All of them arrived in perfect condition and was super easy to install with just a couple of tools. NO MORE DRIP!They are plastic and I can see where some may have arrived in pieces, but that is NOT my experience.

This part was labeled for the hot water tap; turning 'off' should be in the clockwise direction. It was working like a cold water tap. Apparently, the internal components are the same for hot or cold. I was able to re-assemble it and make it work correctly.

The 3G-3H hot stem works if you install it properly! First, clean out the base where the hot stem goes into the faucet with CLR or vinegar, removing any dirt or sediment. You might need to apply some plumber grease or petroleum grease to the threads of the inside of the hot faucet before you insert the stem inside. The most important step is to line up the stem with the threads in the base and hand-tighten the stem into the base. Once you have tightened the stem as far as you can, you tighten the stem with a wrench or pliers a quarter of a turn. "Never, Never, Never, over-tighten the stem"!!! If you over-tighten the hot stem, the hot stem will either break and come apart or will eventually stop working and the hot side of your faucet will start to leak. Installing the hot stem is different from installing the cold stem 3G-3C, which you need to tighten with a wrench or pliers for a number of turns after you hand-tighten. I learned all of this from talking to the technical experts at Danco.Personal Note: If you are on well water/hard water the stem won't last as long as it would on city water. The stem will only last for a year or so. I'm on a private well and have been using the 3G-3H for the past 10 years, with an average life of about 1 1/2 years.

Tout est correct

ordered 2 cartridges both came broken