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A dripping faucet wastes water every hour it runs and rarely fixes itself. Works Plumbing provides faucet repair in Redwood City, CA for kitchen, bathroom, and laundry faucets that drip, leak at the base, spray sideways, or fight you when you turn the handle.
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We identify the faucet, find the worn part, and fix it. Request faucet repair from Works Plumbing and you get an upfront price before work starts.
Quick facts
The repair depends on what is inside. There are four common designs:
You do not need to know which you have. We identify it on the visit and match the part to the brand and model.
| What you see | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Drip from the spout | Worn washer, seat, cartridge, or seals |
| Water around the base | Worn O-rings or a loose base nut |
| Leak under the sink | Supply line, shutoff valve, or drain connection |
| Weak or uneven flow | Clogged aerator or cartridge |
| Stiff or loose handle | Worn cartridge or stem |
| Hot and cold mixed wrong | Cartridge installed incorrectly or worn |
If water is pooling inside the cabinet, turn off the shutoff valves under the sink and call us. Water inside a cabinet can damage the floor below before you notice it.
We repair when the faucet body is sound and parts are available. Typical repairs include:
Replacement makes sense when the body is cracked or corroded, parts for the model are no longer made, or the finish has worn through. If you are replacing, we help you choose a faucet that fits the sink holes and meets the current flow limits.
We repair more than kitchen and bath faucets. Laundry sink faucets and outdoor hose bibs wear the same way:
Laundry faucets handle hot water and heavy use, so their washers and cartridges can wear sooner than the ones in a guest bath. Ask us to check them on the same visit.
About 40 percent of Redwood City’s housing units were built before 1960, according to Census estimates. In those homes, the shutoff valves under the sink may be as old as the faucet.
An old shutoff that will not close, or that drips once it is turned, makes every faucet repair harder. We test the valves before we start, and we tell you if one should be replaced while the water is already off.
Redwood City water is soft, with 2025 hardness averaging 62 ppm, so heavy scale is uncommon. It is disinfected with chloramine and runs on the alkaline side. Light white specks at an aerator are usually a cleaning job.
The City’s 2024 lead and copper sampling found 0 of 30 tap samples above either action level. If you have questions about older fixtures in your home, we can talk through replacement options.
If your toilet is running too, our toilet repair in Redwood City can be handled on the same visit. Dripping showers are covered by our shower repair in Redwood City.
Works Plumbing has been family owned and operated since 2009, based in Pacifica and working throughout the Peninsula. Every faucet call includes:
We fix faucets from Redwood Shores and Downtown to Roosevelt, Friendly Acres, Woodside Plaza, and the Farm Hill Road area. Read about our faucet repair service or browse the Redwood City plumbing page.
Why does my new bathroom faucet feel weaker than the old one?
Redwood City’s fixture handout lists a current limit of 1.2 gpm at 60 psi for bathroom faucets. A new faucet built to that limit puts out less water than many older ones. If flow seems lower than the rating, we check the aerator and shutoff valve.
What flow limit applies to a new kitchen faucet in Redwood City?
The City’s handout lists 1.8 gpm at 60 psi for kitchen faucets. We fit replacement faucets and aerators that meet it.
Does remodeling a pre-1994 Redwood City home affect my faucets?
It can. The City’s handout says buildings finaled before January 1, 1994 that undergo permitted alterations, additions, or improvements must replace non-compliant fixtures, including interior faucets over 2.2 gpm. We confirm details with the City for your project.
Can you repair an old two-handle faucet in a 1950s Redwood City home?
Often, yes. Compression faucets use washers and seats that are easy to replace. If the body is corroded or parts are gone, we discuss replacement.
Is the white crust on my aerator hard water?
Redwood City water is soft, averaging 62 ppm hardness in 2025, so buildup is usually light. Cleaning or replacing the aerator takes care of it.
Should I replace the shutoff valves when you fix my faucet?
If they stick, leak, or will not close fully, yes. In older Redwood City homes we check them first, since a failed shutoff makes future repairs harder.
Book faucet repair in Redwood City and we will find the worn part and fix it, with the price agreed before we start.
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Many faucet calls in Redwood City end with a new aerator or a new faucet, so it helps to know the rules those parts are built to. The City’s Non-compliant Fixture Rule handout, revised January 2026, lists the current flow limits:
| Fixture | Current limit |
|---|---|
| Bathroom (lavatory) faucet | 1.2 gpm at 60 psi |
| Kitchen faucet | 1.8 gpm at 60 psi |
The same handout defines an interior faucet that flows more than 2.2 gpm as non-compliant.
Here is what that means at your sink. The aerator at the tip of the spout sets most of the flow. When we replace an aerator or a whole faucet, we fit parts built to the current limits. A bathroom faucet at 1.2 gpm will feel softer than a decades-old one, especially if the old one had lost its aerator. That softer stream is the design, not a defect.
It also changes how we diagnose a weak faucet. Before we blame a new low-flow part, we check for a clogged aerator, a partly closed shutoff valve, or a worn cartridge. If those are clear and the flow matches the rating, the faucet is working as built.
One more point for older homes. The handout explains that residential buildings finaled before January 1, 1994 that undergo permitted alterations, additions, or improvements must replace non-compliant fixtures. If your faucet work is part of a permitted project, we confirm with the City what must be replaced.
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