Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, but I am having a heck of a time getting a kitchen faucet off the sink. I am having a hard time getting anything around the main center nut and the smaller side nuts. Am I looking at having to get a large basin wrench for the main nut? The smaller side ones look to be on really tight too but it's hard to negotiate a pair of ViceGrips or anything in there to get those off. Any ideas on the best way to proceed? I've see a number of suggestion from Terry to just drill it out, but I'll admit I'm a little afraid to do that.
Replace Older PP Kitchen Faucet with a new Moen One
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Sometimes a small wrench, sometimes the basin wrench on the larger ones. And yes, sometimes I drill out the large nuts if they are stubborn.
Perhaps a socket set on the small ones if you can cut down the center rod some.
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Thanks Terry!
I'll have to find a tiny tiny set of pliers for the outside ones. It's hard to see in the pictures, but they don't really seem to have sides. It's more of just a knurled nut situation it seems from what I can tell.
Looks like a trip to the hardware store for the basin wrench.
I'll have to find a tiny tiny set of pliers for the outside ones. It's hard to see in the pictures, but they don't really seem to have sides. It's more of just a knurled nut situation it seems from what I can tell.
Looks like a trip to the hardware store for the basin wrench.
Got it out. Liquid wrench and some elbow grease got the last of the three. That faucet has a lot of plumbers putty on it! My guess is that it's about 25 years old or so.
Now I'm trying got the new moen faucet installed. It's a 3 hole sink, so I have to use the wide place that covers the three holes. The moen faucet comes with a piece of plastic with a seal to go under they bracket, but for whatever reason I can't get it to lay flat on my sink. I am not sure if the sink is warped a little, installed a little funny, or if the bracket itself is off.
Any ideas on what I should do? I sure't can't be the first person to run into this problem. I thought about plumbers putty, but that would still allow water under the cover plate I would think. I also considered caulking but wasn't sure if that was the best idea either. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I've attached a picture of the gap. It's tiny, but water needs less than tiny to find its way in as we know.
Now I'm trying got the new moen faucet installed. It's a 3 hole sink, so I have to use the wide place that covers the three holes. The moen faucet comes with a piece of plastic with a seal to go under they bracket, but for whatever reason I can't get it to lay flat on my sink. I am not sure if the sink is warped a little, installed a little funny, or if the bracket itself is off.
Any ideas on what I should do? I sure't can't be the first person to run into this problem. I thought about plumbers putty, but that would still allow water under the cover plate I would think. I also considered caulking but wasn't sure if that was the best idea either. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I've attached a picture of the gap. It's tiny, but water needs less than tiny to find its way in as we know.
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You can use caulking on that. I would not use putty.
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