Hi,

I'd like to replace my kitchen faucet, but I'm not sure how to remove the old one (just the rusted part that attaches it to the counter). Please see picture below. Can anyone tell me how it's done?

Thanks!

the hex shape piece with the drop of water on the bottom unscrews. then the washer above it will drop down and that's it.

Thanks Packy!



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"the hex shape piece with the drop of water on the bottom unscrews"

Ha, ha. From the looks of it, it will snap before it unscrews. It does not matter if it snaps since you are changing the faucet anyway.

before you try to unscrew it, there is a "bolt" with a screwdrive slot in it up inside that piece jamming it so you have to loosen that first then the hex will unscrew.

To me, it looks like your best tool to use is something with an abrasive wheel.

the 'stud' with the screwdriver slot will either unscrew with the hex piece or stay in place as the hex piece unscrews from it.

use a socket and simply unscrew the 'hex shaped piece'

if the stud snaps, so be it

FAUCET BE-GONE

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638

Anyone ever just take an angle grinder to the faucet body from the top in order to remove it, instead of crawling under there and wrestling with old rusted bolts? Just wondering....

Seems like making a mess to me. There should be more pressure from the Trades on the Manufacturers to be creative and make it much easier for these installs. My vocabulary gets out of hand when I have to install in these tight conditions. The lengthing of the nut and enclosing a plastic wrench by some manufacturers is a giant leap forward, but like I say the engineers/designers need to be more creative i.e. like some have lengthened the connectors so you don't need to tighten the connector in a tight spot. Reminds me of (George Clooney) in Brother Where Art Thou.

I've never used an angle grinder, but I have used a sawzall several times. Usually on Delta 400's when the bolt that drops thru the base and thru the sink turns all the way thru. I just saw the head off and watch the bolts drop to the bottom of the cabinet.

Done the same with the Delta 400 but it takes surgical precision- one bad move could be a new sink for the h/o at your expense.

Peel the chrome deck plate back and drill down through the center of the retainer bolt's head.

I have used an angle grinder to take off the top of a faucet, not because I did not want to crawl under the sink but because the under sink fasteners were so badly corroded that they would not come off. As already mentioned there is a big risk of damage to the sink.

Thank you to everyone on this thread. I had the same problem with a lot of rust and I wasn't sure how to get the faucet apart. Using a 12mm wrench the post turned easily and everything was easy from there.



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