Hello all,

My kitchen faucet base is loose. I have a similar setup to the “valve” in the image, sans the base “plate”; but I have 3 screws. I was able to slightly hand tighten 2 of the 3 screws, but that actually seemed to make it looser, so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong…

Any ideas?





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tighten all three screws with a wrench/socket/driver appropriate tool

or

call in a plumber

often tightening the screws only tightens the faucet body. the long flange is usually separate.
can you see from underneath if the sink has separate holes 8 inches apart.
sometimes the engineering behind those type faucets makes one wonder???

I was hesitant to keep tightening the screws because it seemed to make it looser, so I wasn’t sure if maybe they were reverse threaded. How exactly do these screws work to tighten the base…Are they screwing into holes in the wooden countertop that may have broken up??

@Packy It’s the body base that has become loose. Pardon my ignorance, but I’m not sure what you’re calling the “long flange”.

That said, I’d post images, but I can’t seem to find a way to attach them from my device.

if turning one way loosens then turn the OTHER WAY



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The screws should be hitting (screwing into) a flat metal washer not the wood subtop. As the screws hit the metal washer it will pull down the faucet tight against sink/flange/countertop etc. All 3 screws should be tighten evenly.

If metal washer is missing it will never work right.

Packy is referring to base plate on top that covers the holes to the left and right of faucet in the center. Just re-read your post and you do not have this plate. So forget about it......

How to post images..

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she screws generally attach to the main faucet body and when you tighten the nuts that action pulls the faucet body downward.
the wide flange that you talk about is not attached to the main faucet body. it is usually a throw away item.
if your sink hade only a single hole for mounting the faucet, the flange is tossed in the trash .
if your sink has 3 holes then the flange is just decoration to cover the outer most holes.
how that long flange fastens to the sink varies by manufacturer.
can't really advise you with out knowing what your particular manufacturer recommends for installation ???
lastly, it might be as simple as loosening the nuts to allow the faucet to be raised by about an inch, wipe everything clean and smear some clear silicone caulk down to secure the base and retighten.

@Curly & @Packy, Thanks for your posts and the link on how to upload my images. Here’s what I’m looking at. I tightened the 3 screws, but it seems like perhaps either the washer and/or the sink itself has lost integrity via rust in the area of the faucet because I can’t seem to secure the faucet base firmly. Also, as you can the sink is rusting away in the front as well. I’d appreciate any feedback on how to move forward with this situation.




Below sink faucet connection…
Front:


Right side:


Left side:


Front close up:




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