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What hole size for installing a sink faucet? Aaron Fude 03-18-2008
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 18, 2008, 10:21 pm
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the responses. Which size should I measure if there are two
> different diameters and I'm not quite sure how the faucet "sits".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron


Use a piece of corrugated cardboard "surrogate countertop" to experiment.
Got calipers for measuring outside diameter of the parts that protrude
through the counter? Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004T7S8

If not, use tweezers, compass, scissors or BBQ tongs as makeshift measuring
devices.



Posted by dadiOH on March 19, 2008, 6:12 am
Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the responses. Which size should I measure if there are
> two different diameters and I'm not quite sure how the faucet
> "sits".

Big enough to stick it through, small enough so nut/washer can secure
it and so the upper flange (base) will cover it.


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Posted by gpsman on March 19, 2008, 2:50 pm
> If the included instructions do not include hole size measurements, you
> bought a product from a manufacturer who was just kidding about being in the
> faucet business.

Heh. "FSO", faucet-shaped object.
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Posted by Newsreader on March 19, 2008, 5:27 am
Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My plumber is coming tomorrow morning and he is expecting me to have
> prepaired the vanity top for a faucet installation. (It was a custom
> top and doesn't have any holes in it for the plumbing.)
>
> I have the faucet, and I drilled a 3/4" hole becuase that slightly
> exceeded the diameter of the threads on the faucet. But then I
> realized that the plumbing part of the faucet has a wider part.
> Anyway, it's hard to explain, but the bottom line is that I don't know
> what size holes to drill and how to determine it.
>
> The included instructions assume that the holes are already there.
>
> Is there such a thing as a standard hole size for the faucet's
> plumbing?
>
> My faucet is this:
>
> http://www.fixtureuniverse.com/products/view.aspx?sku=849896&linkLoc=catalog
>
> Thanks!
>
> Aaron Fude

Posted by Rudy on March 19, 2008, 1:31 pm
You re going to need 3 holes. Let the plumber drill them If you 'slip up',
you 'll risk ruining the whole thing

>> I have the faucet, and I drilled a 3/4" hole becuase that slightly
>> exceeded the diameter of the threads on the faucet. But then I
>> realized that the plumbing part of the faucet has a wider part.
>> Anyway, it's hard to explain, but the bottom line is that I don't know
>> what size holes to drill and how to determine it.



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