Have to replace kitchen faucet - easy enough?

[TheNinja]

So I have (should say had) one of those faucets that you lift the lever up to turn the water on and move it from side to side to change hot/cold. It got sort of stuck on the hot side, so I really cranked on that thing to try and get it cold. The handle snapped right off and all pieces from the inside exploded everywhere. Now I have to faucet in my kitchen unless I move the little slider with a screwdriver.

So is this easy to replace?

edit: went pretty good, not tough at all
I problem. I cannot remove the aerator at the end of the faucet. It is a delta and it will not unscrew. It just spins in place. Is there a tool or a method to remove this?

Thanks

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
So I have (should say had) one of those faucets that you lift the lever up to turn the water on and move it from side to side to change hot/cold. It got sort of stuck on the hot side, so I really cranked on that thing to try and get it cold. The handle snapped right off and all pieces from the inside exploded everywhere. Now I have to faucet in my kitchen unless I move the little slider with a screwdriver.

So is this easy to replace?

Yeah, pretty easy.
Get some teflon tape and plumber's putty. Shouldn't be more than an hour's work. The instructions in the package are generally accurate.

 

[Ausm]

Fairly easy to replace. Go under the sink and it is usually secured by teo plastic nuts. I would recommend taking the fixture with you to the hardware store so you get the right kind to fit on the sink. Oh not all fixtures need plumber's putty make sure you ask/or read the instructions on the new faucet.

Installation time 15-25 minutes


Ausm

 

[iamwiz82]

15min? You guys must be relatives of gumby. It easily took my 2 hours to replace mine because of the cabinets.

EDIT: And it wasn't even possible for me to do it until I got a basin wrench

 

[TheNinja]

Ya, I'm thinking a 1-2 hour job for me at least.

 

[iamwiz82]

Confirm that your shutoff valves work, as well. Neither of mine did :|

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
15min? You guys must be relatives of gumby. It easily took my 2 hours to replace mine because of the cabinets.

EDIT: And it wasn't even possible for me to do it until I got a basin wrench

No joke. Putting one on a sink that hasn't been dropped in yet is easy, but taking one off that has been there for 20 years and replacing it while reaching up into that 3" of space between the sink and the wall that has absolutely no way to see what you need to see and where each fitting must be removed and replaced entirely by feel even those that are frozen completely and can only be removed by a blowtorch or hacksaw if only you could get one in that space or see the actual item you need to remove and crap there goes another knuckle scraped raw... sob. Sorry. I've replaced kitchen faucets before. For me it's never been a pretty sight.

 

[radioouman]

Hopefully you don't have copper pipes and you need to sweat on a fitting!

 

[Zach]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
15min? You guys must be relatives of gumby. It easily took my 2 hours to replace mine because of the cabinets.

EDIT: And it wasn't even possible for me to do it until I got a basin wrench

No joke. Putting one on a sink that hasn't been dropped in yet is easy, but taking one off that has been there for 20 years and replacing it while reaching up into that 3" of space between the sink and the wall that has absolutely no way to see what you need to see and where each fitting must be removed and replaced entirely by feel even those that are frozen completely and can only be removed by a blowtorch or hacksaw if only you could get one in that space or see the actual item you need to remove and crap there goes another knuckle scraped raw... sob. Sorry. I've replaced kitchen faucets before. For me it's never been a pretty sight.

Took me half an hour on a 25 year old sink.

I used teflon tape, basic tools (including channel locks), and purchased two new supply hoses, the pretty braided metal ones.

Luck of the draw.

 

[Megatomic]

I replaced the entire basin when I replaced the faucet. I even added the sprayer. It was an all day job for me though, I'm far from the Bob Villa type.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Make sure you turn the water off before you take the faucet out.

It's not difficult. I've done it many times.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Just use the plumber's putty and teflon tape mentioned....watch for leaks and turn on hot and cold water seperately to make it easier to detect where the water is coming from if there is a leak. Be sure to clean the actual sink really well before you put the new fixture in. They tend to leave mildew spots behind and you might be able to see them when you put the new fixture in if it doesn't totally cover where the old one was.

-Scar

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: radioouman
Hopefully you don't have copper pipes and you need to sweat on a fitting!

easy, but just don't set the cabinets on fire.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Just use the plumber's putty and teflon tape mentioned....watch for leaks and turn on hot and cold water seperately to make it easier to detect where the water is coming from if there is a leak. Be sure to clean the actual sink really well before you put the new fixture in. They tend to leave mildew spots behind and you might be able to see them when you put the new fixture in if it doesn't totally cover where the old one was.

-Scar

Do not use Plumber's Putty on anything plastic, BTW.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey

Originally posted by: radioouman
Hopefully you don't have copper pipes and you need to sweat on a fitting!

easy, but just don't set the cabinets on fire.

That's what the wife's cookies sheets are for!

 

[allisolm]

Took me half an hour on a 25 year old sink.
I really hate you.
I guess plumbing isn't my thing. I do much better with tile, wallpaper, wood flooring and the like.

 

[xgsound]

First confirm that your shutoffs work. Then if there is any trouble (there will be only if they don't work) you can still have water in the rest of the house.

Nothing makes it easy to reach up under the sink, but a basin wrench surely makes it much easier.

I've used the $30 to $50 faucetts from Home Depot and Lowes in rental properties for years with no failures ever, so when my home faucett started leaking again ($25 for parts to fix .. again) I put one in here about 3 years ago. No problems.


Jim

 

[Kyteland]

When we replaced the one at my parent's place, it was an old faucet that didn't have those easy-to-remove plastic nuts. It was corroded in place, and it was *not* coming off. We spent 2 hours dorking around and generally getting nowhere. We ended up taking a grinder to it to finally remove the damn thing.

And then it took 5 minutes to clean up and install the new one.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
15min? You guys must be relatives of gumby. It easily took my 2 hours to replace mine because of the cabinets.

EDIT: And it wasn't even possible for me to do it until I got a basin wrench

It helps if you know what your doing also I have tons of tools to do the job.




AUSM

 

[Vincent]

I'm not handy but I've replaced three kitchen faucets in my life. It's definitely possible to do. The greatest difficulty may come from removing the old faucet because the retaining nuts can be difficult to access.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Ausm

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
15min? You guys must be relatives of gumby. It easily took my 2 hours to replace mine because of the cabinets.

EDIT: And it wasn't even possible for me to do it until I got a basin wrench

It helps if you know what your doing also I have tons of tools to do the job.




AUSM

No, contorsionism is a beetter trait . Especially in a framed-cab with a shelf

 

[TheNinja]

So it wasn't too bad. I borrowed a basin wrench from a buddy that I needed to get the old faucet off. The new one went one with a few cresent wrenches.

I problem. I cannot remove the aerator at the end of the faucet. It is a delta and it will not unscrew. It just spins in place. Is there a tool or a method to remove this?

Thanks

 

[TheNinja]

Anyone from the day crew know?

 

[TheNinja]

no?

 

[0roo0roo]

its relatively easy. just being on ur back inside a cabinet is less than comfortable.