Do some faucets not have mounting nuts?
#1
08-14-06, 07:17 PM
Do some faucets not have mounting nuts?
I admit I'm a nOOb when it comes to plumbing...the faucet is loose (when you lift or push down the handle, the whole assembly moves) and all I wanted to do was either try to tighten the nuts and/or re-caulk the base of the assembly to the sink (most of the caulk is missing)...I crawled under the sink and I don't see any nuts at all...it is a three-hole assembly and other than the lines running into the holes, there is only a round smooth "something" wedged next to the cold and sprayer lines within the hole...am I not seeing something or do some faucets just get attached with caulking?
Here is a link to a couple of pics:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/pdawg1...lst?.dir=/Sink
Here is a link to a couple of pics:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/pdawg1...lst?.dir=/Sink
#3
08-15-06, 02:02 PM
I don't know if something is going on with yahoo or what but the link seems to work every other try...please try it again...if not, if there is a "guru" here, pm me your email addy and I'll email you the pics...thanks...
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#4
08-15-06, 02:14 PM
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I could see your pics fine. It looks like the sprayer has a nut but the hole was drilled oversize in the countertop and the nut is up in the hole. Some faucets have threaded studs that you have to drill holes for. Many people don't want to do this so they cut off the studs and just "glue" the faucet down with caulk. Good luck.
#5
08-15-06, 03:29 PM
Just to confirm, do you mean you think there is a nut in the hole where the cold and sprayer lines run? What is the round, copper looking thing next to the lines in the hole? So I guess the only way to find out is to cut the remaining caulking off the faucet base and see if there is any "give" to it?
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#6
08-15-06, 03:41 PM
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Yes, thats what I am assuming. I don't know what that thing is next to the lines. The sprayer seems to have a nut there. maybe just a shadow.
#7
08-15-06, 04:24 PM
I use Firefox, and apparently I get a blank page. I went to IE and it came up just fine.
Terry, it does look like an overdrill to me.
Pdawg17, The black thingys are nuts that are designed to hold the unit down to the top. They have sucked up into the overdrilled holes. I think one solution is to find large, I mean large washers and install them prior to the black nuts. Or you have enough room to make your own "U" shaped washers to give the nuts a place to land.
Terry, it does look like an overdrill to me.
Pdawg17, The black thingys are nuts that are designed to hold the unit down to the top. They have sucked up into the overdrilled holes. I think one solution is to find large, I mean large washers and install them prior to the black nuts. Or you have enough room to make your own "U" shaped washers to give the nuts a place to land.
#8
08-15-06, 07:29 PM
Ok...so the black thingys ARE the nuts...I was picturing something different for some reason...just in case - I added a slightly closer view of the cold/sprayer/round copper thingy...so if I want to recaulk the faucet, I need to disconnect everything first, right? It would be nice if I could pull it up just enough to put some caulk under the base...
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#9
08-16-06, 05:08 AM
If all you are wanting to do is keep water from infiltrating under the faucet plate, you can externally caulk it, but be sure to wipe it pretty clean of caulk so it won't be unsightly. Otherwise, loosening those nuts about a half inch would give you enough room to caulk underneath, but still when it oozes out, you will have to clean it up.
#10
08-16-06, 09:07 AM
The reason to add caulk is just to make it a solid fixture...I guess I could take the nuts off and put washers in and retighten them too...
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#11
08-16-06, 05:39 PM
Yes, if sturdiness is what you are seeking, then you will need to do something in the oversized drill outs. Caulking won't do it. Let us know how it is going.
