Have anybody seen this faucet fastener before?

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  1. wireshield

    wireshield New Member

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    Hi, have anybody used or seen this nut that goes on a faucet?
    Do you think it actually works? :eek:

    [video=youtube;BQs97fJeE9g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQs97fJeE9g&list=UUxWj4d2JeueP5AYcSNAQKxg[/video]
     
    wireshield, Jan 18, 2014
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  2. hj

    hj Moderator & Master Plumber Staff Member

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    WHY would any one want to buy one and use it? The nuts that come with the faucet work PERFECTLY well. It appears to be a solution to a problem no one has.
     
    hj, Jan 19, 2014
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  4. mikeplummer

    mikeplummer Plumber

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    x2 HJ......also good luck getting the supply line on with varying countertop thicknesses...
     
    mikeplummer, Jan 19, 2014
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  5. Terry

    Terry Administrator Staff Member

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    It must be German engineering.
    I was working on a Grohe faucet yesterday. Wow!
    Always so many parts, for something that could have been so simple. I prefer the simple plastic nuts that come with the faucet.
    They never rust or seize, they're quick to install, and I don't have a clip to lose.
     
    Terry, Jan 19, 2014
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  6. dj2

    dj2 In the Trades

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    I watched it twice and still shaking my head...what BS.
     
    dj2, Jan 19, 2014
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  7. guy48065

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    Looks like you could back off the "Smart Nuts" right over the supply connections and pull the faucet up...to...clean the soap scum that builds up underneath. Yeah, that must be it :)


    In the typical tight spaces under a lav the Smart Nut is way dumber than the original plastic nut + a Ridgid plastic basin "wrench".
     
    guy48065, Jan 20, 2014
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  8. Terry

    Terry Administrator Staff Member

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    I spin on plastic nuts like those by hand. I've never use pliers on those.
     
    Terry, Jan 20, 2014
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