• A leaky faucet can cause alot of water damage to a house.faucet image by Lynne Davis from Fotolia.com
  
  Discovering a puddle of water on the floor due to a leaking faucet can put a damper on more than your day. Broken faucets left undetected have the ability to cause a serious water damage to a home's cabinets, floors and walls. Repairing a faucet requires certain plumbing tools. For those inclined to complete self-repairs several plumbing repair kits are available.
  
  

Four-Way Wrench

• A four-way faucet wrench allows person flexibility when repairing a faucet. The four-way faucet wrench works to loose or tighten valves, stop cocks and still cocks with square heads on faucets. Manufacturers formulated this wrench with reinforced heat-treated steel. The wrench has a cross-shape design that gives the user a strong grip to maximize the force of each turn. Each of the four ends of the faucet wrench has square fittings in different sizes. The sizes vary from 1/4 inch to 8/32 inch and from 5/16 inch to 11/32 inch.
  
  

Faucet Handle Puller

• A faucet handle puller's main function is the removal of faucet handles and compression sleeves. The faucet handle puller has the ability to remove 1/2-inch compression sleeves and nuts. This plumbing tool has an unusual shape. The handle puller forms a "T" shape with notches along the vertical metal bar. An additional horizontal bar beneath the top cross bar connects two "L" shaped puller arms attached to it that face one another with crow-bar like ends.
  
  

Faucet Reseater

• The faucet reseater is a handy tool that repairs bothersome leaky faucets. This tool works by smoothing the rough edges from the surface of old or worn out faucet seats. A faucet seat is a washer that assists in holding the faucet body in place. The faucet reseater has an interchangeable head to fix 1/2-inch or 5/8-inch faucet seats. Easily stored, because of the faucet reseater's removable handle, when put together this tool resembles a "T."
  
  

Stem/Cartridge Puller

• A stem-and-cartridge puller helps with the removal of Moen-style single faucet stems. This tool assists with the removal and replacement of cartridges and sleeves in faucets. Cartridges and sleeves work together to help to regulate the flow of water through a faucet. This tool repairs leaks and drips caused by worn down valve stems and cartridges. The stem-and-cartridge puller safely works on both plastic and brass valves for tubs and sinks. The stem-and-cartridge puller works on shower valves as well. This plumbing tool has a T-shape constructed from high-quality steel.