Faucets, Sinks and Hose Bibs

Faucet & Sink Repair in Nampa, ID

Faucet and sink repair in Nampa, Idaho covers the fixtures you use most: kitchen and bathroom faucets that drip or wobble, sinks that leak underneath, shutoff valves that no longer close, and outdoor hose bibs that split in the first hard freeze.

Most of these are small jobs when caught early. The costly ones are slow leaks inside a sink cabinet that soak the cabinet floor for months.

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Hands removing a faucet cartridge at a stainless steel sink

Small fix

Cartridges, valves and supply lines are usually one-visit repairs

Dripping faucetCartridge or seals

Leak under sinkTrap, drain or supply line

Split hose bibFrost-free replacement

Diagnose It

What Is Leaking and What Usually Fixes It

Where the water appears tells you most of what you need to know.

Symptom	Likely cause	Typical fix
Spout drips when closed	Worn cartridge or seals	Replace cartridge
Water around the faucet base	Worn O-rings or loose mounting	Reseal and tighten or replace faucet
Puddle in the sink cabinet	Supply line, shutoff valve or drain joint	Replace the failed part
Sink drains slowly	Clog in the trap or branch line	Clear the trap, then drain cleaning if it returns
Low flow from one faucet	Aerator or cartridge scaled up	Clean or replace aerator, cartridge
Hose bib leaks or sprays	Freeze damage or worn washer	Replace with a frost-free sillcock

Hard Water

Why Faucet Cartridges Fail Early in Some Nampa Homes

The City of Nampa reports well water hardness from none to about 7 grains per gallon. On the harder end, minerals crust inside aerators and around cartridge seals, which leads to low flow, stiff handles and drips within a few years.

Soaking an aerator in vinegar clears light scale. A cartridge that drips or sticks is usually cheaper to replace than to clean, and matching the brand and model keeps the faucet working as designed. If scale shows up on every fixture, softening the supply addresses the cause.

Scaled aerator: soak in vinegar, rinse, refit.

Dripping cartridge: replace with the matching part.

Scale on every fixture: test your hardness.

Sink Cabinet Flooding?

Close the shutoff valves under the sink or the main, then call. Help is available 24/7.

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Outdoor Faucets

Hose Bibs, Freeze Damage and Frost-Free Sillcocks

Outdoor spigots are the most common freeze casualty in Nampa, where the city lists an average January low of 21.1°F. A standard hose bib holds water right at the outside wall, and that water freezes and splits the valve or the pipe behind it.

A frost-free sillcock moves the shutoff inside the heated wall, so the section outside drains when you close it. It only works if the hose is disconnected, because an attached hose traps water in the valve. A hose left on over winter is a common reason frost-free units still split. The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) also requires backflow protection at hose connections, which most new sillcocks build in as a vacuum breaker.

If a hose bib froze and the pipe behind it split inside the wall, you may not see the leak until spring when you turn it on. Our guide to fixing frozen and split lines covers that situation.

Before You Call

What to Do When a Faucet or Sink Is Leaking

Close the fixture shutoffs. Most sinks have two small valves underneath. Turn them clockwise. If they do not close, use the main.
Dry the cabinet. Empty it and dry the floor so you can see where new water appears.
Check the supply lines. Braided lines with bulges or rust at the ends are near failure.
Note the faucet brand. The name on the handle or base helps the plumber bring the right cartridge.
Disconnect outdoor hoses in fall. A few seconds of work that prevents most hose bib freeze damage.

Pricing

What Faucet and Sink Repair Costs Depends On

Most repairs are one part and a short visit. Replacement depends mostly on the faucet you choose.

Insurance rarely covers the fixture, but sudden water damage from a failed supply line may be covered.

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Repair partCartridge, valve, supply line

ReplacementFaucet model you choose

Shutoff valvesWorking vs. need replacing

LocationKitchen, bath or outdoor

Water damageCabinet floor intact or not

Questions

Faucet and Sink Questions

Is it worth repairing an old faucet?

If parts are available and the body is sound, yes. If the faucet is corroded, parts are hard to find or it has leaked from several places, replacement is usually better value.

Can I bring my own faucet?

Yes. Check that it fits the number of holes in your sink or countertop before buying.

Why does my kitchen faucet spray unevenly?

Scale in the aerator or spray head is the usual cause on harder water. Cleaning or replacing the aerator often fixes it.

Should I replace the shutoff valves too?

If they are old multi-turn valves that stick or drip, replacing them during the faucet job is inexpensive insurance. A shutoff that will not close is useless in an emergency.

Do you repair faucets outside Nampa?

Yes, including Kuna. For a running or leaking toilet in the same bathroom, see our page on running and leaking toilets.

Stop the Drip

Faucet, sink and hose bib repair across Nampa, Idaho.