We TURNED OFF THE WATER, flipped off the plastic caps on the handles, unscrewed the handles, escutcheon and stem and took the stem to Lowe's to get new packing and seat washers.
The yellow washer
was for the seat and the black washer
was for packing.
The packing washer was attached with a screw and we just stuffed the packing washer into the stem.
It took a few tries to screw the stem back in the wall just the right amount so that the faucets didn't leak and were not so tight to turn. We found out that the packing nut doesn't need to be screwed in so tightly. When it is screwed in tightly, the handles were very difficult to turn.
We also had to use this stem removal tool to take out the stem and screw the stem back into the wall.
Then we added the handles and we were done!
Aside from the damage that leaky faucet can cause, it’s also not good to waste water. Anyway, it’s a good thing that you know DIY plumbing and you were able to fix the problem that fast. Good job!
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