Need help removing faucet handle
#1
03-30-13, 03:29 PM
Need help removing faucet handle
Please see photos below, I cannot figure out how to remove the handle so that I can replace the leaking cartridge? There is definitely no screw anywhere on the handle. No cap or anything that can be removed.
As per photo, even if I remove the nut from the bottom side I cannot see how it will come up as there is a fitting connection. I am not sure what make this faucet is as there is nothing written on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the poor quality pics.
As per photo, even if I remove the nut from the bottom side I cannot see how it will come up as there is a fitting connection. I am not sure what make this faucet is as there is nothing written on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the poor quality pics.
#3
03-30-13, 07:18 PM
Super Moderator
Most likely that's a high end faucet and the escutcheon unscrews CCW to remove the handle and expose the cartridge.
Trouble is the whole under body may turn also... You need to hold back underneath.....
Hope that helps.
Trouble is the whole under body may turn also... You need to hold back underneath.....
Hope that helps.
#5
03-30-13, 08:04 PM
Super Moderator
yes let us know.......... And if it does all loosen up from underneath you just need to re tighten the below and above nut. You will see what I mean when you get it apart.... Ask me how I know....LOL.
Not too many like that anymore... was a bad design. I believe still some high end faucets do that. Typically kohler... Those faucets were upwards of $500 +++ ( From what I remember... But it may just be a regular wide spread faucet.... 8" spread?
Not too many like that anymore... was a bad design. I believe still some high end faucets do that. Typically kohler... Those faucets were upwards of $500 +++ ( From what I remember... But it may just be a regular wide spread faucet.... 8" spread?
#6
03-31-13, 01:03 PM
So I tried this method, I turned the handle all the way open to its stop then applied extra force to unthread it, it came loose so I continued to turn it but it does not come off, it feels like something just came loose inside and it just turns freely now and I cannot pull it up either. When I turn the water on from below the sink, it runs but the handle has no control anymore. So what do I do now 
#10
04-01-13, 11:17 AM
Thanks to your help, I have managed to remove the cartridge.
The small brass escutcheon is what I had to unscrew with great difficulty cuz it was almost siezed and I didnt want to scratch it with the wrench.
After this was removed there was a circlip which holds the handle into this escutcheon. Luckily it was just the tip of the cartridge that I broke yesterday which is being replaced anyway. So again your help is greatly appreciated, saved me plumber call. Take care.
The small brass escutcheon is what I had to unscrew with great difficulty cuz it was almost siezed and I didnt want to scratch it with the wrench.
After this was removed there was a circlip which holds the handle into this escutcheon. Luckily it was just the tip of the cartridge that I broke yesterday which is being replaced anyway. So again your help is greatly appreciated, saved me plumber call. Take care.
