YES/, that's right.......it's a crecent Wrench!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for
reminding me what it is called.............it's a vice grip too......a
locking plier. .........but after you bought up the circular saws and you
trying to find a strap wrench ..." you kinda lost me there.. I also own a
circular saw and I do not understand how they have any connection to your
problem at hand....... but getting back to your problem why do you feel you
need a strap wrench? .....for the cone?
You may not have to go that far and something about compression fittings?
Re-read my post .........at least try to do what I learned and tried to
explain....... to see if it works as an easy fix first before you go beyond.
Use the crecent wrench to lock in and steady the base of the
faucet........then use a big pair of priers with big teeth to turn the
faucet clock wise to tighten it down..
The rubber cones inside the faucet will tighten up as you do this and
hopefully fix your problem .
Concerning your compression fittings........did you try to install this
faucet your self ? and perhaps did not follow all of the instrusctions and
may did not have installled all of the rubber washers as you should have
done? If not then certainly that could be the problem. and then we could
all understand more about what you are going though.
There are rubber ring washers of all diffent sizes......and cone shaped
washers also.
I am smart in so areas and really dumb in other areas.........I need a lot
of help my selve .
If I am off my nut here , I m sorry ... but I look to the simplest things
first before I get too up-set..
sj
----- Original Message -----
From: "sirpackyderm" <hackberrystudios@hotmail.com>
To: <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] leaking kit faucet at spout
>
> Your description was just fine. What I call a crescent wrench no matter
> who manufactured it. :) Just like all locking pliers are vice grips and
> all circular saw are Skil saws unless I need parts. I'll try finding a
> strap wrench for the cone and see if it comes off. Once I get to any
> compression fittings I'll be OK; I think.
> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Shelby Kail" <sjkail@...> wrote:
>>
>> Uh, the link yu sent looks just like my own kitchen faucet and it too
>> leaked
>> at the bottem of the spout. Not at first but a year or so later after it
>> was installed.
>> At first I tried to tighten it up myself too ... but to no avail..... but
>> I
>> was only applying one wrench to try and turn it to tighten it.....but
>> then
>> I had a plumber look at it some time later ..after a year or so of the
>> leaking when ever I used the faucet (he was here to do other major
>> repairs
>> at the time...this was an easy fix for him and I felt really stupid.after
>> he
>> fixed iit, kicking my self in the butt here )
>> If this is the same problem I had..you Don't need to go down
>> there,(under
>> beneath the sink faucet to cure the problem ) but you will need an
>> .adjustable wrench I suppect and another wrench.... To fix the problem.
>> You can "lock in the adjustable wrench"..sorry guys if I don't have the
>> wording right here...so help me out here...... but it's wrench that has a
>> adjustable jaws and a stem comeing out of it with a button on the end of
>> it
>> that one can dial down and LOCK in place (so what 's that called?).
>> Once you have this in place and locked down...then you can use another
>> set
>> of piers/wrench to tighten the faucet as this locked wrench will hold it
>> in
>> place while you tighten the faucet ...there are rubber washers inside the
>> faucet that need to be tightened down and this can be done by you when
>> you
>> tighten it with a wench. But the second wrench you use needs too big
>> enough that you can ajust them ... bigger than the regular small size
>> wire priers that we know and love. After you have the base of the
>> faucet
>> locked down......you need to use the second wrench ...........to turn and
>> lock down the faucet's washers. This wrench also needs to be
>> adjustable but only in it's head ... what I call Priers or wrenches come
>> in
>> all different sizes. .......but this wrench does not need to have a lock
>> down button/dial on it.
>> I don't know if I've made this clear enough. But one wench needs to hold
>> the
>> base of your faucet IN place ( locked) while the other wrench tightens
>> the
>> connection .
>> Now I will go and ask the guys here on list to help me explain to you if
>> I've not named these tools properly as I am pretty sure what I call them
>> are
>> not what is proper.
>> sj,
>> also an older female just trying to get by the best I can
>> ........<DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 1:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DIY] leaking kit faucet at spout
>>
>>
>> >
>> > It looks a lot like this:
>> >
>> > http://www.peerlessfaucet.com/customer-support/find-repair-parts/documentation/p99500.html?document=pd&documentIndex=0#viewDocument
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It may be a Peerless or a Moen. No name on it in the usual places.
>> > Does
>> > the decorative finial shaped piece that holds the spout in tighten
>> > down?
>> > It leaks between the finial and the plate/platform.
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, S_Wilson <virtualwilz@> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> As there are several different manufactures of faucets, a picture
>> >> would
>> >> help a lot.
>> >> There may be a plumber here that recognizes your description, I don't.
>> >> There are diagrams all over the internet. Do a Google search for
>> >> 'kitchen faucet diagram', see if you can identify the faucet. You'll
>> >> need to what its manufacturer is to get the right parts.
>> >> Steve
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 2/12/2012 9:38 AM, sirpackyderm wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi all,
>> >> > I have a kitchen faucet that leaks at the base of the spout. I can
>> >> > not
>> >> > remember how it is assembled. There is a decorative cone shaped
>> >> > piece
>> >> > that goes around the spout pipe. It does not swivel but holds the
>> >> > pipe
>> >> > that does swivel. The water comes out at the bottom of the cone and
>> >> > above the cover plate that holds the hot and cold water handles.
>> >> > Does
>> >> > this cone shaped piece unscrew? While I can get underneath the sink
>> >> > it
>> >> > is getting more difficult as I get older and I would be really happy
>> >> > if I do not have to get down there.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any way I can not find schematics on line on how it is put together.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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