Today's project started a while ago, but I'm on one of a few breaks. I have never considered myself a plumber; the only rules I really know are:
1. Hot on the left
2. Cold on the right
3. $#** don't flow uphill.
The house came with one of those pull-out faucets in the kitchen. It's not the best one out there. In fact MLW says it's quite ugly. We noticed it's been leaking where the hose pits into the head. I put nylon tape on the threads but that didn't work. rather than go around to several stores looking for a washer that fits, MLW decided to get a new faucet. I clear the stuff stored underneath (cleaners, some ant spray, MLSIL's industrial-style waffle iron, etc.), sponge up as much of the leaked water as I can, an disconnect the supply lines. The nut on the supply appears to be between 22mm and 24mm which I don't have. We found a faucet she liked at Lowes, so up I-95 to Augusta (about 20 to 30 minutes) to get the faucet and a couple tools to make my life easier and reduce the colorful mild expletives.
The new candidate is touch-less, great when working with raw chicken. The problem is, the battery pack (there is a sensor, so it needs batteries) is just screwed to the cabinet, under the sink. There is no way anyone of us is going to climb under there to change a battery so we decided to go with a hands-on model, though we moved up to a Moen. The next choice was color: satin nickel or black. We decided on black to go with part of the black-splash and the Keurig.
The old faucet was held in with a bronze flat nut but had three screws, I guess to help press things together. Hand space is non-existent under there, so the long screwdriver helped getting everything off. I did need the assistance of one of my "fire department keys to everything" to help get the old lines put of the sink without climbing back underneath to try and remove fittings.
I've cleaned off the top of the sink where the old one was and threaded the new lines through the baseplate and sink hole. Now I just need to attach the washer and nut to hold the faucet in place, and hook up the three lines - two supply (see rules 1 & 2, above) and the mixed feed for the faucet pull-out, and turn the sink water back on, and check connections. I'll put the stuff back underneath after the plywood has had some time to dry.
Pics of new one when installed and area cleaned up.
The old one:
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Key to Everything number one, or bolt cutters. I got these to open the sheds at the old house when we inherited it sine we could not find the keys anywhere. My KTE number two is an 8lb / 3.6kg sledge.
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