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Old 10-26-2011, 05:04 PM   #1
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Can a bathroom faucet turn on by itself?

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I have actually seen this happen on a brand new Chicago faucet I installed in a school renovation. Water would start dribbling out in the middle of art class. I tightened the packing nut-problem solved.
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