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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    I used a standard brass T fitting, 1/2" male(goes to cold water in faucet) x 1/2" female (to water valve from the main valve) x 3/8" (for tube)
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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    that's the thing, i did all that. I rechecked all of my fittings and cleaned the aerator. I tried different combinations of shutting off the faucets. Also, after I took out the aerator, it still has a laggy shut off.
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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    I've been doing lots of research and found NOTHING! But, from this thread: http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/any-advice-picking-kitchen-faucet-8604/ leads me to believe it's just my design, GOOSENECK FAUCET!!!!!!
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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    kinda funny how you mentioned teflon. i put too little at first and the fittings were leaking. I may have overtightened the brass parts to stop the leak. The leak never stopped! I took apart all of the fittings and wrapped the threads w/ more teflon, probably 7 times. Now there's no leak...
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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    Yea, from searching online, some people mentioned debris or what not can be lodged inside. But I don't think it's the case since i double checked everything to make sure i did not add any foreign object in the plumbing. I also did not solder anything. Tonight, I will remove the T fitting to...
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    Added fitting cause slow faucet shut off?

    Hi, I just tapped a Tee fitting in my existing cold water fittings under the kitchen sink so the new fitting has a hose fitting for my new water filter. I noticed after I did this, our faucet trickles about a few seconds before finally shutting off where as before, right when you shut off...
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    bathtub water redirect?

    Thanks for the replies. yea, I was thinking of a small plate or sheet of some plastic material but didn't know if there were anything that's already formed out in the market. I was actually thinking of some plate that looks like the corner of a waterslide, so it could look somewhat appealing...
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    bathtub water redirect?

    Hi, I recently found that my new home's(built in 1977) bathtub is slanted and not level. The design of the tub is the ones that has the whole inner wall attached to it, so it's one big piece. Sorry, I'm not sure what that type of design is called, I'm a noob to this stuff. When we shower...
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