Snorp
DIY Junior Member
My best wishes to all.
I need to replace the faucet on a bathroom vanity as the water flow is unacceptably slow. I've looked at other reasons for the slowness of the flow, but it comes down to the basic design of the faucet - which came with the vanity. I've bought a replacement faucet.
I'm attaching a picture so you might get a general idea of what I'm dealing with. The fact is that the distance from the edge of the nut to the back wall is about 5/8 of an inch - no more, perhaps a bit less. The distance from the edge of the nut to the back of the basin is about 3/8 of an inch. I have a 'Husky' faucet wrench but I've not had any success in getting it to clamp to the nut.
The vanity is some 30 inches long and fits against the wall along the back side and the right side. On the back side, I've installed a piece of tile along the back that sets almost flush with the vanity top.
The only way that I know of to take that faucet out is by using some special tool that I'm not aware of. Or, remove the vanity top. I installed that top myself and I used a liberal amount of clear waterproof sealant all around. Considering the wall and the tile at the rear and the wall on the right side, I'm concerned about how that would go - and the best method to cut through the existing sealant.
The install was done about two years ago and the vanity and top weren't cheap but they weren't expensive either. Thankfully, the new faucet that I've already bought installs using screws to tighten the faucet to the vanity top but that's not important at the moment.
My stepdaughter and my wife have been pestering me for some time to get this done. But...
All suggestions and opinions will be very much appreciated.
Andy
I need to replace the faucet on a bathroom vanity as the water flow is unacceptably slow. I've looked at other reasons for the slowness of the flow, but it comes down to the basic design of the faucet - which came with the vanity. I've bought a replacement faucet.
I'm attaching a picture so you might get a general idea of what I'm dealing with. The fact is that the distance from the edge of the nut to the back wall is about 5/8 of an inch - no more, perhaps a bit less. The distance from the edge of the nut to the back of the basin is about 3/8 of an inch. I have a 'Husky' faucet wrench but I've not had any success in getting it to clamp to the nut.
The vanity is some 30 inches long and fits against the wall along the back side and the right side. On the back side, I've installed a piece of tile along the back that sets almost flush with the vanity top.
The only way that I know of to take that faucet out is by using some special tool that I'm not aware of. Or, remove the vanity top. I installed that top myself and I used a liberal amount of clear waterproof sealant all around. Considering the wall and the tile at the rear and the wall on the right side, I'm concerned about how that would go - and the best method to cut through the existing sealant.
The install was done about two years ago and the vanity and top weren't cheap but they weren't expensive either. Thankfully, the new faucet that I've already bought installs using screws to tighten the faucet to the vanity top but that's not important at the moment.
My stepdaughter and my wife have been pestering me for some time to get this done. But...
All suggestions and opinions will be very much appreciated.
Andy