Hi there! I was wondering if anyone has encountered the same problem I have with regard to seat washers for bathroom and kitchen faucets. You used to be able to get nice rubber ones years ago but now they seem to only be selling these hard-plastic-ish ones. Everywhere I go in search of the rubber ones I hear about how these new ones aren't as good as the old. Even plumbers are telling me this and I agree; I've run out of my stash of rubber ones and using the harder ones results always in both hot water faucets rapidly developing an annoying drip that I have to torque the faucet handle really hard to stop. Unfortunately, this gets harder on my hands the older I get.
So I suppose I have two questions for anyone out there who might know: (1) Where can I get 1/4" flat RUBBER seat washers and (2) why did the faucet manufacturers switch to this other stuff instead of the rubber if it works this poorly?
Thanks for any help/insight on this!