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Date:         Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:55:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
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From:         Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject:      Re: oem faucet hard to turn on/off
Comments: To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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I replaced my original with a Delta 6 this summer. The old one was tough to grip when wet. I was pleasantly surprised the new one works great. I prefer to keep it as stock as possible. Jeff

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> On Aug 12, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Are you sure you have a real OEM faucet? By this point I think most or all

> of them have given up. I too bought a Bus Depot replacement for the > original (OEM or not, what came in my Westy) and it worked as you describe. > Resistant, sticky, always sketchy. It finally gave up after numerous > applications of epoxy and adjustment of the internal switch. So, I did some > checking around because I didn't want to pay all that money for another > balk faucet. What I read, consistently, was that Delta 6, the company who > made them from some old molds over a decade or so, had made new molds and > the product was far superior to the previous effort. Bus Depot said the > same thing. They are not, as far as I know, the only company retailing the

> Delta 6 product. But I gave the BD product a chance and was pleasantly > surprised at how much better the fit and operation was. It's perfect, well

> worth the money and not to be confused with what was on the market up until > about four years ago. > > Jim > > On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 10:15 AM Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I replaced the original faucet on my 85 westy a few years back with a Bus

>> Depot oem replacement. It was stiff to turn on & off from the beginning and >> I thought it would loosen up with use. That hasn't happened and a good grip >> is required to turn it and with wet hand it's almost impossible. Before I

>> start messing around with it does anyone have some info on this to pass >> along. Also is anyone using the Euro only westy faucet?. I don't want to >> install a Surflo- unless I have to. Thanks all. >> Spencer >>


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