Mlbruss
New Member
I recently needed to replace an American Standard bidet faucet because it was leaking, and AS could no longer supply parts for that model. Faucet was on a Kohler bidet, which had a couple of problems. First, most brands/models of bidet faucets won't fit it. The center hole is small and the side holes are only 4 inches apart OC. Of course, Kohler makes some faucets that fit, and after trying a European brand that wouldn't fit, I used a Kohler. The other problem is the drain fittings are in a tight hole surrounded on 5 sides by porcelain. One slip of a metal tool, and you might have cracked bidet. After struggling with wrenches that wouldn't fit, I used a high-speed mini-cutoff wheel down the drain to cut the flange from the old drain. This worked really well, and the old drain was removed easily thereafter.
Then there was the problem of installing the new drain. The drain pipe is 1.25", and the coupling nuts are 1.5" across the faces. Most wrenches would not fit in the hole in a way that would allow any turning, not regular adjustable or sliding adjustable, not fixed width, not slip joint pliers. Only thing that would fit, and it was difficult to use, was a small strap wrench. After a lot of struggle, the drain was installed. I would have liked to have gotten the fittings tighter, but it didn't leak. Installing the faucet itself was comparatively easy.
Just wondering if there is some tool or technique that I didn't try that would have made the process easier or could have gotten the nuts tighter.
Mike in Calif.
Then there was the problem of installing the new drain. The drain pipe is 1.25", and the coupling nuts are 1.5" across the faces. Most wrenches would not fit in the hole in a way that would allow any turning, not regular adjustable or sliding adjustable, not fixed width, not slip joint pliers. Only thing that would fit, and it was difficult to use, was a small strap wrench. After a lot of struggle, the drain was installed. I would have liked to have gotten the fittings tighter, but it didn't leak. Installing the faucet itself was comparatively easy.
Just wondering if there is some tool or technique that I didn't try that would have made the process easier or could have gotten the nuts tighter.
Mike in Calif.