Faucet Repair

Faucet Repair in Kokomo, Indiana

A faucet that drips once a second wastes more than 3,000 gallons a year, and on Kokomo’s hard water it’s leaving a scale stain in the sink every one of those drips. Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling repairs kitchen, bathroom and laundry faucets, shower and tub valves, and outdoor spigots across Howard and Tipton counties out of 1609 Rank Parkway Court. Our plumbers carry cartridges, stems, seats and O-rings for the major brands, and they can usually find parts for the older valves in pre-1980 Kokomo bathrooms that hardware stores stopped stocking years ago. They’re licensed, drug-tested and background-checked, and repairs are flat-rate priced in writing before any work starts. Phones are answered 24/7. Book faucet repair or call 765-236-1212.

Faucet and Shower Problems We Fix Every Week in Kokomo

Dripping faucet. A worn cartridge in a single-handle faucet, or worn seats, springs or washers in a two-handle. Hard water wears these parts faster here, so a 10-year-old faucet in Kokomo often needs what a 20-year-old one needs elsewhere.
Leaking around the handle or base. Failed O-rings or a loose mounting nut. Water at the base of a kitchen faucet usually ends up in the cabinet below, so we check that too.
Low flow from one faucet. Almost always a scaled-up aerator or a cartridge clogged with mineral. A quick fix. If every faucet in the house is weak, it’s a supply problem; see plumbing repair.
Shower that drips or won’t shut off. The valve cartridge or stems behind the handle. We repair them through the trim, or through an access panel if there is one, without opening the tile.
Shower temperature swings when someone flushes. The pressure-balancing cartridge is worn or clogged with scale. Replacing it fixes the scald-then-freeze problem.
Tub spout won’t divert to the shower, or water keeps running from the spout with the shower on. A worn diverter, usually fixed by replacing the spout.
Kitchen sprayer or pull-down hose leaking under the sink. A cracked hose or a failed quick-connect.
Old two-handle compression valves in 1950s–70s Kokomo bathrooms, the kind where you have to crank the handle hard to stop the drip. We rebuild them with new seats and stems when parts exist, and tell you when they don’t.
Outdoor spigot leaking or split after winter. We replace it with a frost-free sillcock installed at the right pitch so it drains and doesn’t freeze again. See frozen pipes.

What a Summers Faucet Repair Visit Looks Like

You call 765-236-1212 or book online; a real person answers, day or night.
We text you the plumber’s name and arrival window. Same-day for most Howard and Tipton County calls.
The plumber identifies the faucet or valve brand and model, checks the shut-off valves under the sink, and gives you the flat-rate price in writing before taking anything apart.
Most repairs are done the same visit from truck stock. For an unusual or discontinued valve, we tell you up front whether the part can be ordered or whether replacement makes more sense.
We descale the aerator and showerhead while we’re there, test hot and cold, check for leaks under the sink, and clean up.

Faucet Repair Pricing in Kokomo

Faucet and shower valve repairs are flat-rate from the price book, priced by the job, not the hour. You get the price in writing before we start. If your faucet is still under its manufacturer’s lifetime warranty, we’ll help you get the replacement part and you’ll pay for labor only. We meet or beat any written quote from another licensed local contractor. See current Kokomo plumbing specials.

Repair or Replace?

Repair it if it’s a good-quality faucet from a major brand and parts are available, which covers most of them. Replace it if the body is cracked or corroded, parts are discontinued, it’s a cheap faucet where the cartridge costs nearly as much as a new one, or you’ve just been wanting a different style. For a shower valve inside a tiled wall, repair is almost always the better choice, because replacing the valve means opening the wall. We show you both prices. See faucet installation for what a replacement includes.

Make Faucets Last Longer on Kokomo Water

Unscrew and soak aerators and showerheads in vinegar every few months to dissolve scale. Don’t over-tighten handles to stop a drip; it wears the seat faster. And if you’re replacing cartridges every few years, the water is the problem: a water softener protects every faucet, valve and fixture in the house at once.

Serving Kokomo, Howard County and Tipton County

From the Rank Parkway office we cover all of Kokomo and Greentown, Russiaville, Sharpsville, Tipton, Windfall, Hemlock, Oakford, Kempton and the rural roads in between. See all plumbing services in Kokomo.

Faucet Repair FAQs for Kokomo Homeowners

Is a dripping faucet worth fixing?

Yes. One drip per second is more than 3,000 gallons a year, and a dripping hot-water faucet also means your water heater is heating water that goes straight down the drain. Most drips are a single cartridge or set of seats.

What brands do you repair?

Moen, Delta, Kohler, Pfister, American Standard, Peerless, Glacier Bay, Grohe and the rest, plus the older valves found in mid-century Kokomo homes. If we can identify it, we can usually get the part.

Can you fix my shower without tearing out the tile?

Almost always. The cartridge or stems come out through the front once the handle and trim plate are off. Opening the wall is only needed if the valve body itself is cracked or leaking inside the wall.

Why does my shower go cold when someone flushes?

The pressure-balancing part of the shower valve isn’t reacting fast enough, usually because it’s worn or clogged with scale. Replacing the cartridge fixes it. If your shower valve doesn’t have pressure balancing at all (common in older homes), we can talk about upgrading the valve.

How fast can you get here?

Same-day for most calls during business hours. Our trucks are based on Rank Parkway in Kokomo, so most of Howard County is under 25 minutes away. Book faucet repair in Kokomo or call 765-236-1212.