Tag: Faucet repair

Most shower faucets with two handles are cartridge-style faucets. Each handle (hot and cold) has its own cartridge, a rotating valve with a handle to control the water flow into the faucet. If you have a very old two-handle faucet, it may be a compression type rather than a cartridge. You'll recognize this when you remove the handle because cartridges are usually made of plastic and secured with a metal nut, while compression valves typically have a metal valve with a flat rubber washer at the bottom.