1.   Ball valves are durable and require less maintenance than compression faucets, but they have a number of small internal parts so they can be tedious to repair.

2.   All that changed with washerless faucets, which have all but replaced the old-style compression faucet.

3.   Compression faucets usually have two handles, one for hot, the other for cold water.

4.   Fixtures with two handles, one for hot water and one for cold, are called compression faucets.

5.   Older fixtures with a separate handle for hot and cold water are usually compression faucets that use washers.

6.   The compression faucet is oldest type of mechanism.

7.   This is a look at compression faucets.

8.   While a compression faucet forces a washer into a hole to control the flow of water, washerless faucets work by lining up openings.

9.   With a compression faucet the handle turns a spindle that presses a hard rubber washer into an opening.