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I'm not a handyman but I'm trying to help my grandma to replace her kitchen faucet. It looks like it's mounted to the wall, but its stuck. I've tried hard turning anti-clockwise, but it wouldn't budge (fearing that it'd get snapped). Could anyone throw in some tips, please?
Then let it sit for a bit and get a good pair of vise grips or locking wrench to hold the stationary pipe. then wrench off the faucet. I don't think I have ever seen a faucet like that unless it is just a cold water one?
Are you British or from one of the less rebellious former colonies? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but plumbing set-ups maybe different. I ask because that fixture doesn't look like anything I've seen and because of your use "anti-clockwise".
My last few homes were new and I had no problems working on the plumbing. On the other hand, if a home is old then expect breakage, leaking, and running back and forth to a hardware store. Those pics are of an old house. Call a plumber in.
My last few homes were new and I had no problems working on the plumbing. On the other hand, if a home is old then expect breakage, leaking, and running back and forth to a hardware store. Those pics are of an old house. Call a plumber in.
Depends on who did the work and how old as well. Our home was built in 1996 and when I went to replace the kitchen faucet it was a PITA. The faucet was white and had chips in it so we went with a satin finish, but the plumber who did it originally had just soldered the pipe fittings to the sink fittings and one of the shutoffs was shot. So I had a friend come cut and put on new shutoffs before adding the replacement faucet.
The biggest thing I would be concerned about is whether there is a shutoff valve inside the wall or in the basement under the kitchen. It would be a real pain to turn off the water to the whole house, but the location of the shutoff isn't obvious from the pictures.
Two wrenches-
A pipe wrench to hold the galvanized that's coming out of the wall and one for the faucet itself.
Since you are replacing the existing faucet I wouldn't worry about scarring the finish. However, use some type of protection when installing the new one so the chrome doesn't get marred. The faucet should come off relatively easy. A close inspection of the pic clearly shows Teflon tape was applied to the existing faucet.
Just remember to shut off the water, and relieve the pressure BEFORE trying to remove. It would probably help to remove the goose neck first. It is definitely a righthand thread faucet- so "counter clockwise" to remove.
For everyone else- BSD faucets are manufactured in China and are use most exclusively in Southeast Asia/Western Pacific Rim.
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