On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:12:46 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote:

Nate Nagel wrote:
just finished replacing my kitchen sink yesterday... had to make a new
drain pipe for it, and also do some minor repair to the countertop (had
a hidden chip) anyway I got everything hooked up, turned on the water,
and... what a mess! my new faucet was leaking water everywhere. It
was a new Moen single handle deal with the spray nozzle, and it appeared
to be leaking down the hose to the spray nozzle. This faucet uses an
unusual method of connecting the hose to the faucet, instead of the
usual threaded connection it pushes into a plastic clip and seals with
O-rings. I suspect the plastic clip. Anyway, I'll be returning it and
getting another faucet. Do Delta faucets use a more conventional method
of connecting the sprayer nozzle hose? I put the old Delta faucet back
in and it is working fine, it's just that the girlie wants a new faucet
with a sprayer nozzle and this one doesn't have one.

Additionally, there was some serious foul-smelling black muck in the
drain pipe when I disconnected the part I was replacing. This is an
older house with cast iron drains, and it appeared that this muck was
only in the cast iron pipes, not the newer pvc stub out to the fixture.
Coincidence? Or should I think about having the pipes snaked out?
There was a pretty serious plug right at the 45 degree elbow going out
to the sink; probably 3/4 of the pipe was blocked. I knocked most of it
out with a screwdriver and the sink appears to be working OK now. (it
would occasionally drain slow before.)

nate


Update: was able again to make it home early from work today, took
faucet back to supply place, neither I nor counter guy could see
anything wrong with it. I asked for a pair of o-rings for the sprayer
nozzle connection and tried it again. On a whim, I lubed the O-rings
with silicone grease prior to installation thinking that that is what I
would do if I were installing them on a car, so why not here? Also I
think the ones I got as replacements are ever so slightly larger in
cross-section than the original ones. et voila, works perfectly. I
guess either one of the o-rings had a minor flaw that I couldn't see or
I nicked/twisted it on installation in a way that I couldn't see.
Anyway, it's in there now and now I can consider the kitchen sink
project almost complete.

on to the next issue...

nate

The bride happy? You will enjoy the Moen for years!

The o-rings for my pool filter and strainer basket are pre-lubricated
(embedded). I still use a little spray lube and have good results.

The o-rings can be tricky.