Why oh why did I not see your video before I bought a new faucet and lost my mind trying to install it in a very tight space beneath the sink. Thank you for future repairs.
Thank you for the tutorial. Your camera work --- the in-focus close-ups --- was the best aspect of the video. Also, the tip about putting a plate over the drain was valuable.
Whatever you do...Don't let this be your last video. You're gifted at it. The best part about it. I learned from it, and I had the best laugh I've had since I don't know when. Great job
Just a tip, I believe the mistake made in this video is removing the hose by disconnecting it at the top and trying to replace it by forcing it upwards. I have since learned the common way to do this is disconnect it at the other end (underneath the sink) and pull it out, then when you replace it you're letting the hose fall down into the faucet neck from the top.
Stratedge is correct.....I fought with the hose and decided to check the other end which was smaller and it pulled right up through the top....it was a bit of finagling to get it to go back down, but it did after twisting it like you would a drain snake. To reconnect the hose I found a helper to turn the hose as I tightened below to help keep the thing from twist kinking. The other thing I found which helped in putting things together was using needle nose electrical pliers to hold down the white plastic with the oval that holds the ball down before screwing down the top .....it was such a tight fit with the new springs that the oval kept raising up and the little "nub" would raise out of the slot.....putting the needle nose ends across the oval through the top chrome holder allowed me to push down and keep it in place.
One more thing.....as we all find out, the common rule is each time we disconnect anything that has been connected for a long time, something will be bad in the connection. Yep, after reconnecting the push connector under the sink it leaked.....bad O ring and of course I did not have any #6 O rings.....trip to get a pack.......now no leaks
Oh this was funny. "What you do is you pull on this thing, no wait, that's not it....uh wait, let me shut this off and figure it out and then I'll let ya'll know..." 🤣
this was super helpful and entertaining, thx for leaving the neck hose bloopers in at the end. literally makes me feel better about myself cause I'm totally ignorant of stuff like this!
I figured if I can build a jet engine this should be a cinch. I stopped by home depot to get the equipment and any final instructions before tackling the job! Heck those guys knew less than I. The manager wanted to tell me how the store it's being revamped. New mangers so on and so on blah blah blah. I think I'm hearing Charlie Brown's teacher, none which can help. So I said why don't I look for a RU-vid video someone has to know! I thank this guy for his effort mistakes and all! Here come a jet engine project! Get'er done!
thanks - watched the video - today I picked up a kit just like yours and now our drippy faucet is no longer drippy. Always good to know what to expect.
Just what I needed. Now I’m a delta expert. Got the kit at home depot. Had a hard time keeping that white plastic piece in while threading the collar on. Seemed like the springs where pushing that piece up. Got it tho. Thanks
That was great. Like everyone else apparently, I liked how you didn't edit out the the "Shit, I don't know what that does" parts. Seems simple now. Thanks.
Just dealt with similar issue; no hot water passing. Checked supply valves pressure on both leftH&rightC good. Lines to fixture clear. Valve cartridge good, no broken ceramic discs smoothe movement. Connected pressure with cartridge out made a geyser on the rightC, leaked under the sink on leftH... There was glue coating an internal wire mesh washer, pre-valve. Brother pounded a heavy coat hang wire through the hot supply in the stem with the cartridge out! The fixture is compromised now, though had no effect on the mixing cartridge. All went back together and no leaks, now there is hot and cold, full operation and mixing. Visibly good as new. A new cartridge should be on standby for when the leaking begins on the stainless steel sink. Not sure fixture can be saved without like branded stem puller to repair any internal damage or replace clean wire mesh part. Real fix may be a new sink faucet.
Thanks for this video. This is the second time I have watched it to prepare for fixing my kitchen sink. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with others. Great video !
Great video ! I wish I had seen this first before I took mine apart. Didn’t know how to get the body off with the hose in there. It was tight , I forced it and cracked a plastic piece near the bottom o ring. So close ! Sorry to see this faucet go as the new ones are so low flow rate I find it frustrating to use compared to Thai classic delta faucet.
Fine video, just hate to say I have a sprayer hose that comes up like that and you could have left the sprayer handle on just run up slack in the hose as you jiggle with the top pieces off to get center piece on and off then put in the top pieces, 👍😎
The best video! The ups and downs - lessons learned. Can't thank you enough and now encouraged to tackle my kitchen faucet. I don't see my make of faucet branded topside. Did you just know your model or is it branded somewhere that will tell me which kit to get?
My faucet is leaking exactly like this at the moment. Thanks to your video I’ll be heading over to menards in a bit. Will fix this myself. Will update you once I’m done.
I saw other videos with people putting plumber silicone lubricant on the o rings. Curious if it is really necessary after watching the fix. Thanks for the video.
For those who aren’t sure what the manufacturer is on this faucet it’s Delta. Right after watching video I got (2) kits, one with and one without the ballvalve, just in case the ball was too corroded. I was able to clean my ball, 😳 and save $9 not using the more expensive kit. Further in the thread you’ll see some have taken the hose off under the sink. The model I have has a freakin weird connector, able to be removed. I was able, with much swearing able to pull the hose up out of the head using a strong, thin nylon cord. If you suspect there could be much corrosion consider buying a new faucet and shutoff valves. One of mine failed to close warranting shutting off the well. All that said, this is a very good video, as I’ve previously stated. Good luck. 🍀👍
LOL Hey, great video and I love the, "How to fix your shit". Exactly how I talk. Just one thing. You told them to turn off the house water. People can just turn of the petcocks under the sink, so they don't have to deal with all the air in the lines when they turn it back on.
Thanks. I believe I'm going to call a plumber. My nerves would be totally shot. I wonder there is not a rubber gasket under the horizontal piece under the neck and why there isn't a rubber gasket between the neck and the horizontal piece. You know for me it's also hard to find the replacement stuff at the hardware store, even taking the old stuff with me.
this video should be re-titled to, "time to replace your faucet". 5:20 in, and i'm like, damn... i have replaced a bathroom faucet, and it sucked, but there are just way too many parts to keep track of, here. if i attempted this, i'd have everything laid out like an airplane crash site, and there is about zero chance of me putting everything back together properly.
Could you please help me? I bought the same kit you have. I went to use the Allen wrench to unscrew the faucet handle. For some reason the thing that was screwed in there seemed like it was glued in with cement. I got a regular wrench and clamped it onto the allen wrench and tried to unscrew it like that. Unfortunately, all I did was ruin the allen wrench. I twisted the metal and stripped the end of it. Now it won't fit into the little hole in the faucet. Could it be that I needed to unscrew it in the other direction? I tried to do it to the right. But it seemed like it was just as hard to unscrew in the right direction as it was on the left side. It's usually righty-tighty, lefty-loosey, correct? Is it possible that in my case, it was righty-loosey, left-tighty? Please, when you have the opportunity, if you could get back to me and try to help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. I suspect I'll have to go to Lowe's and buy another kit.
You're too late with your advice. Done months ago. You think I would still be fiddling with this problem 6 months later? My post is from last AUGUST! You need to pay attention to how old people's comments are before you respond to them! 😉😜😝 😰😵😲😱
How did you know which kit to buy from the store by the way...? did you know the make and model of your faucet? I lost my faucet pamphlet ages ago.help
Hey, I have the exact same faucet, but mine is leaking from the hose. I took spray head off and found out that the gasket was worn out (only have half a circle left.) Problem is, I couldn't find that gasket at Lowe's, even with the help off the worker there. Do you know What model this faucet is? So I can look for and order that gasket online.
I have a faucet like that and mine is leaking from the faucet down the hose. what type of faucet is it? I can't find the paperwork on mine. I did notice you had a black washer on yours and I don't. would it just disappear? or wear out? mine has a little nubby that goes into the rubber hose inside with no washer that I saw. any ideas?
