Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:11:07 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Leak at faucet base
In-Reply-To: <6A7A57F3-2378-4E7C-ACE4-2A27C49B906C@shaw.ca>
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Thanks, Alastair.
I just finished up installing the GoWesty hands-free faucet footswitch*
and the stock faucet will work just fine for me. As I recall, the
Shur-Flo needs some kind of adapter plate for mountage. Unless someone
has some wisdom in re de-leaking an old stock faucet, Ron has a sale.
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* "With the drawer removed, you will be able to see the connection
between the faucet harness and the water pump harness," reads the
instructions. "Pull apart this connection."
Ha ha. The spade lugs inside Mellow Yellow's undersink connector welded
themselves together over the decades, become as one with each other.
They would brook no mere "pulling apart." No sir, it took me over 1/2
hour of fussing around to get them terminals unplugged so I could
connect the new switch.
On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 13:28 -0700, Alistair Bell wrote:
> I think so. If the leak was at the water supply joints, then the drips
> would be under the sink.
>
> It's been a while since I examined one, I replaced mine with an eurovan
> assembly (extendable). I may be wrong, but i don't recall a way of
> taking the plastic faucet apart to replace any seals.
>
> I hope there is a way and someone will pipe up.
>
> Other's have replaced faucet with a shur-flo model (# escapes me).
>
> Ron has the stock faucets.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2011-07-08, at 12:27 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
> > Hey there Alistair,
> >
> > On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 11:53 -0700, Alistair Bell wrote:
> >> It might be a leak in the plastic of the faucet assembly itself, and
> >> that probably means buying a new one, but to remove the assembly...
> >
> > So if I read you correctly, you're saying that the symptom (water leak
> > at base of faucet atop stainless sink surface when pump is turned on) is
> > not likely fixable by tightening or caulkening* anything, but due to
> > plastic failure, and that a replacement faucet is in my future.
> >
> > With a foot switch, the OEM type is fine. But is there something better
> > that is easily mounted?
> >
> >
> >> Get under the cabinet and look at the connections. Tank and external
> >> supply. Remove connections, a nut for the external, a hose barb and
> >> clamp for tank (latter maybe tight, best to cut hose close and remove
> >> stub on bench. Get up and undo the 3 phillips screws holding base.
> >> Lift base out. You might see a paper gasket.
> >>
> >> The gasket is there to prevent surface water on the sink area from
> >> getting under the cabinet. You can use caulk as substitute.
> >
> > Thanks for the how-to!
> >
> > ================
> > * See how I make up words willy-nilly?
> >
> > -RJS
>
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