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Getting nut off of bathrrom sink faucet saag 03-01-2008
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Posted by Oren on March 1, 2008, 4:15 pm
wrote:

>I have a wall mounted porcelain sink. I want to replace the rigid
>tube that runs from the cut off valve to the faucet with a flexible
>steel jacketed one. The problem is there is very little room to get
>to the nut undeer the faucet. The area uner the sink where the nut is
>located is in a 12" long by 4" wide by 6" deep. I have a 12" or so
>long basin wrench where I can just about get the jaw around the nut,
>but there's no room to turn the jaw. Any ideas on how to get around
>this?
>

Hold the basin wrench vertical and not horizontal :-/

>I was thinking of removing the sink from the wall and working on it
>where I have more room (it's old and everything could use
>replacing). How is it attached to the wall? I don't see any bolts/
>clamps underneath it. I thought sinks like this are hooked to some
>type of plate. The wall is tiled.
>
>thanks.
Oren

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