Greetings to all.

I have a commercial pre-rinse faucet that has two separate handles. The first or main handle turns on the water flow and adjusts for hot or cold and the second handle directs the flow to either the spigot or the hand-held sprayer. The problem that I'm having is that when the water is turned on it immediately comes out of the spigot regardless of which way the second handle is turned so turning the handle has no effect on the water flow.

I want to remove that second handle but it has no visible screws to remove to take it off. I'm assuming that it is press fit on but trying to just pull it off is not working. I've sprayed some WD-40 into it and let it sit overnight but it still is not pulling off. I need to get it off so I can see what is causing it to not function correctly.

I'm unable to find the manufacturer of the faucet as there is no brand markings on it anywhere to be found.

I've attached a photo of the handle in question. If anyone can help me to remove it, I would be most grateful.

Thanks in advance for your help.







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just a guess.. possibly the cigarette shaped part unscrews allowing the handle to slide off?

Thank you for your suggestion.

I thought that might be it too but after putting a vise-grip on it and trying to turn it, it wouldn't budge. It appears the handle might be plastic with a chrome finish so I didn't want to really muscle it for fear of it breaking. Upon really close inspection it seems to be all one piece.

Another possibility is that the handle is just press fitted on to the shaft and it might come off if pulled hard.

Thanks George. Do you know if press fit is a common attachment method for handles? I really can't see how it can be anything but that but then again I'm not a faucet expert nor do I play one on TV.

I am currently working on a Jado Amadeus Widespread where the handles pull off. They did not come out easily, I had to put a piece of plywood on the marble countertop and use a prybar against the handles to get them off.

The Glacier Bay shown below has handles that pull off

Thanks George for posting the photo. I tugged on the handle and my son tugged on the handle but that didn't work. It could be fused on the shaft with gunk and corrosion. I'm going to put a vise-grip on it and try banging it off with a rubber mallet. I'll post my results.

i'd try a wedge between the handle and the faucet body

Problem solved! My son patiently and diligently worked a screwdriver between the opening and that along with his pulling on it, he eventually got it to break it's hold and the handle finally came off. As you can see in the photos, the handle was fused on by years of crud and oxidation of the metal.

Contrary to my belief, the handle is not chrome covered plastic but is all metal. It connects via a shaft spline and it is truly a commercial faucet based on what I see on the inside of the handle opening. No plastic on this thing.

Thank you Packy and George for your suggestions. I hope this post can help someone who may run into an issue like this in the future.







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