Remove Kitchen Faucet Plastic Nuts

This guide will demonstrate the few easy steps necessary to remove an old faucet in preparation for the installation of a new one.

Remove kitchen faucet plastic nuts.

Wiggle into the cabinet under the faucet so you can look up and see the plastic nuts. Attempt to turn the nut by hand counterclockwise. Most plumbers reach for a basin wrench to remove stuck metal nuts but plastic ones often have wings that prevent the wrench from gripping. Video of the day volume 0.

It s still worth a try but chances are you re going to have to resort to other measures. If you can t access the plastic mounting nut on a kitchen or bathroom faucet and a basin wrench won t fit you can make your own plastic nut sink wrench with a piece of pvc pipe. The easy way to access a corroded basin faucet fixing nut for removal. Also shown in this.

To remove a stuck faucet nut you need a wrench or locking pliers to break the mineral deposits grip and then turn in the opposite direction. Sometimes you need a hammer to break the nut. Make sure that the surrounding area is free of any valuable items as the action to strike the motion against the plumbing nut. Removing an old kitchen faucet is simply a matter of disconnecting the faucets hot and cold water supply lines and unscrewing the nuts that hold the faucet in place.

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