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Replacing bathroom faucet question? Joe B. 08-16-2008
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Posted by Joe B. on August 16, 2008, 3:31 pm


I am replacing my bathroom faucets. I've done this before, but this time I
can't seem to budge the nuts on the bottom of the old faucet handles.
There's barely enough room to get any of my wrenches on there, but when I do
I can't seem to get them turning. Is there any tool that I can use that
would make this job easier or am I going to have to take the counter top off
in order to get this done? Thanks.

Joe



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Posted by Don & Lucille on August 16, 2008, 8:26 pm


can you slip a hacksaw blade under the base of faucet and sivk to cuit it?
>I am replacing my bathroom faucets. I've done this before, but this time I
>can't seem to budge the nuts on the bottom of the old faucet handles.
>There's barely enough room to get any of my wrenches on there, but when I
>do I can't seem to get them turning. Is there any tool that I can use that
>would make this job easier or am I going to have to take the counter top
>off in order to get this done? Thanks.
>
> Joe
>



Posted by Red Green on August 16, 2008, 8:31 pm



> I am replacing my bathroom faucets. I've done this before, but this
> time I can't seem to budge the nuts on the bottom of the old faucet
> handles. There's barely enough room to get any of my wrenches on
> there, but when I do I can't seem to get them turning. Is there any
> tool that I can use that would make this job easier or am I going to
> have to take the counter top off in order to get this done? Thanks.
>
> Joe
>
>
>

Is it a plastic nut or metal. Assume metal?

Tried a basin wrench?

Posted by David Nebenzahl on August 16, 2008, 8:40 pm


On 8/16/2008 5:31 PM Red Green spake thus:

>
>> I am replacing my bathroom faucets. I've done this before, but this
>> time I can't seem to budge the nuts on the bottom of the old faucet
>> handles. There's barely enough room to get any of my wrenches on
>> there, but when I do I can't seem to get them turning. Is there any
>> tool that I can use that would make this job easier or am I going to
>> have to take the counter top off in order to get this done? Thanks.
>
> Is it a plastic nut or metal. Assume metal?
>
> Tried a basin wrench?

That's the tool to use. If you buy one, get a good one, not a cheap one.


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that. Let ME do it.'"

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presidential race by Professor Irwin Corey, "The World's Foremost
Authority".

Posted by Speedy Jim on August 16, 2008, 8:43 pm


Joe B. wrote:
> I am replacing my bathroom faucets. I've done this before, but this time I
> can't seem to budge the nuts on the bottom of the old faucet handles.
> There's barely enough room to get any of my wrenches on there, but when I do
> I can't seem to get them turning. Is there any tool that I can use that
> would make this job easier or am I going to have to take the counter top off
> in order to get this done? Thanks.
>
> Joe
>
>

If the nuts are old, corroded zinc ones, even the
basin wrench may not budge them.

In that case, chuck a long drill bit in the drill
and drill a couple of holes in the edge of the nut.
Don't worry about damaging the faucet threads.

When the drill has weakened the nut enough, the
nut can be split or pried apart.

Jim

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