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Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap
out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ou-883792-.htm using HomeOwnersHub's Web, Mobile and Social Media Interface to alt.home.repair and other home improvement groups |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:44:05 AM UTC-4, Tammy Longest wrote:
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ou-883792-.htm using HomeOwnersHub's Web, Mobile and Social Media Interface to alt.home.repair and other home improvement groups Without knowing what exactly this set screw goes into, no way to tell you what all the options are. But sounds like you can forget about getting the set screw out and proceed with whatever the other options are, eg, removing/replacing a stem, the whole faucet, etc. Unless there is enough of the "tap out" let, (whatever that is, assuming you mean an easy out type screw extractor) so you can grip it with pliers and that works, which seems unlikely. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwand broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tammy Longest wrote:
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Great dilemma you have. I read a web page of someone else who broke their thread tap and wanted to drill it out. The suggestion was a carbide drill bit. http://www.shopyourway.com/questions/1089302 but I'm also thinking it might be a lot easier time-wise to put in a new faucet. Jan Alter |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
if its a delta single handle..........
use a hacksaw to cut the handle apart, and the top of the ball, then replace parts as needed |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Tammy Longest
wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Contact Delta and get a free replacement. They are guaranteed for life. Don't tell them about the drilling, just the problem that had you working on it in the first place. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
replying to trader_4, Tammy Longest wrote:
Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not get the faucet off. -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ou-883792-.htm |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
"Jan Alter" wrote in message ... On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tammy Longest wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Great dilemma you have. I read a web page of someone else who broke their thread tap and wanted to drill it out. The suggestion was a carbide drill bit. http://www.shopyourway.com/questions/1089302 but I'm also thinking it might be a lot easier time-wise to put in a new faucet. Jan Alter Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:44:05 PM UTC-4, Tammy Longest wrote:
replying to trader_4, Tammy Longest wrote: Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not get the faucet off. -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ou-883792-.htm The tap is hardened steel, basically it's as hard as a drill bit. Theoretically, with the right drill bit, in the right set up, eg drill press where you have total control, *maybe*, you could, but even then I wouldn't waste my time attempting. Where it is in the sink, with a handheld drill, fuggadaboutit. I've yet to see a faucet where a set screw keeps you from just removing and replacing the whole faucet. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:44:05 AM UTC-4, Tammy Longest wrote:
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Just imagine how much a picture would help. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
Tony944 really needs to get help with spelling!!!!!
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Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:14:21 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Tony944 really needs to get help with spelling!!!!! I tink he went to skewl in Australia and is an Ozzie from down under. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:01:04 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:44:05 AM UTC-4, Tammy Longest wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Just imagine how much a picture would help. A link to the picture would be "more gooder" :) |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Tammy Longest
wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Kitchen faucet, bathroom, where? One handle for hot and cold both, two handles? If it's a single handle kitchen faucet, a hacksaw can cut through the handle so it's removed and replaced. There's a quarter inch shaft in the middle and if you're lucky, do a good job, you wont' damage that, but if worst comes to worst you can buy a new ball too. I only found it in white. Maybe make sure it's sold in chrome too before cutting the current one in half. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Delta-Sin...98WH/203935431 $22 |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 8:44:05 AM UTC-5, Tammy Longest wrote:
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. -- What I've done in the past is to use my Dremel Tool with a carbide bur and grind the hardened tool steel out of the hole. Oh yea, tell hubby to invest in a tap wrench if he decides to run a tap into anymore holes. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Tap Monster |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
Do what Micky says!!!
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Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:11:26 -0400, Micky
wrote: On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Tammy Longest m wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Kitchen faucet, bathroom, where? One handle for hot and cold both, two handles? If it's a single handle kitchen faucet, a hacksaw can cut through the handle so it's removed and replaced. There's a quarter inch shaft in the middle and if you're lucky, do a good job, you wont' damage that, but if worst comes to worst you can buy a new ball too. I only found it in white. Maybe make sure it's sold in chrome too before cutting the current one in half. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Delta-Sin...-Handle-Kit-in -White-RP28898WH/203935431 $22 If you do this, put ANTI-SIEZE on the threads of the new set screw. Next time it will come right out. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
In ups.com,
Tammy Longest typed: replying to trader_4, Tammy Longest wrote: Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not get the faucet off. Any chance that you could provide a photo or two? That would probably help. If you take a photo with a digital camera you can use http://tinypic.com/ to upload the photo(s) and it will give you a link to the photo(s) that you could post here. Without seeing what you really have there, one guess is that using a hack saw (or maybe an angle grinder) to get the existing handle off may be a good start -- then deal with the "tap out" that you said broke off once the handle is out of the way. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
| Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not
get | the faucet off. | It happens that I had the exact same problem this week. I was going to replace the washers in our kitchen faucet. The red/blue plug was hard to get out, then I couldn't get the set screw to turn. I tried WD-40 for a few days. No help. I've decided to leave it for now and probably replace the faucet if it ever gets leaky. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
In article ,
"Mayayana" wrote: | Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not get | the faucet off. | It happens that I had the exact same problem this week. I was going to replace the washers in our kitchen faucet. The red/blue plug was hard to get out, then I couldn't get the set screw to turn. I tried WD-40 for a few days. No help. I've decided to leave it for now and probably replace the faucet if it ever gets leaky. It is too late for the OP, where a hacksaw appears to be the best tool to use! If it is just a stuck set screw, I would try using the correct Allen bit in a drill that has a clutch for driving screws. With the clutch set to the lowest number and drill set for reverse, it is unlikely to strip the Allen screw. Vibration of the clutch slipping may loosen the screw. Increasing the clutch setting may then be necessary if the screw does not move. At some higher setting it may strip the Allen screw. Then the hacksaw approach is less expensive than a new faucet. Fred |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwand broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On 4/8/2016 6:44 AM, Tammy Longest wrote:
Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Kick hubby to the curb. He's obviously outa his league when it comes to man's work. He might be better off out in the garden, with the other pansies. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
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Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwand broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tony944 wrote:
Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. Is it fair to say that Tony is an unlikely college graduate? Just askin'. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:23:08 -0700, Mustaffa Sheboygan
wrote: In article , says... On 4/8/2016 6:44 AM, Tammy Longest wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Kick hubby to the curb. He's obviously outa his league when it comes to man's work. He might be better off out in the garden, with the other pansies. Obviously, it never occurred to either of them, that maybe it would be easier at this point to just replace the ****ing faucet. Especially when Delta will send you a replacement for free. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
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Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
Not only that Tony is not college graduate but he does not have any English
education, whatever he learn it is hard way that he is able to speak, read and write "two languages" neither god, but whatever he learn he did it at his own expanse and not at tax payer as some others have. "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message ... On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tony944 wrote: Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. Is it fair to say that Tony is an unlikely college graduate? Just askin'. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
Get a Chicago brand faucet.
All other brands are junk. You'll thank me in the long run. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:11:26 -0400, Micky
wrote: On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Tammy Longest m wrote: Delta faucet set screw won't budge, so hubby drilled out set screw placed tap out and used pliers to turn it when that broke off in the hole. Now what should we do to get that out and the set screw. Kitchen faucet, bathroom, where? One handle for hot and cold both, two handles? If it's a single handle kitchen faucet, a hacksaw can cut through the handle so it's removed and replaced. There's a quarter inch shaft in the middle and if you're lucky, do a good job, you wont' damage that, but if worst comes to worst you can buy a new ball too. I only found it in white. Maybe make sure it's sold in chrome too before cutting the current one in half. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Delta-Sin...98WH/203935431 $22 I only looked in HD, not elsewhere online. Of course the worst would be you'd have to buy a whole faucet and just use the handle. Then you'd have a spare faucet, but someday you'll find someone with a bad faucet and a good handle. It's still a lot easier than replacing the whole faucet which has some possibility of creating leaks too. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Sat, 9 Apr 2016 11:13:56 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote: | Could I try and drill out the tap out? Without getting this off I can not get | the faucet off. | It happens that I had the exact same problem this week. I was going to replace the washers in our kitchen faucet. The red/blue plug was hard to get out, then I couldn't get the set screw to turn. I tried WD-40 for a few days. No help. I've decided to leave it for now and probably replace the faucet if it ever gets leaky. Unlike some here, I love WD-40, but I think something like Liquid Wrench would work better to unstick stuck screws. Maybe it's thinner? |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
"Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message ... On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tony944 wrote: Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. Is it fair to say that Tony is an unlikely college graduate? Just askin'. I noticed that. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwand broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On 4/10/2016 5:14 PM, David wrote:
"Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message ... On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tony944 wrote: Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. Is it fair to say that Tony is an unlikely college graduate? Just askin'. I noticed that. Many college graduates (aside from engineers) have no idea which end of a screwdriver to hold. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:41:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Many college graduates (aside from engineers) have no idea which end of a screwdriver to hold. Educated idiots, I tell ya. Some "engineers"... have an addiction of self worth. |
Delta Faucet / types of screw drivers
On 4/10/2016 6:07 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:41:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: Many college graduates (aside from engineers) have no idea which end of a screwdriver to hold. Educated idiots, I tell ya. Some "engineers"... have an addiction of self worth. One engineer told me of a friend who used plus and minus screw drivers. Describing the tip of the blade, of course. - .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
Delta Faucet / types of screw drivers
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:35:17 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote: On 4/10/2016 6:07 PM, Oren wrote: On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:41:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: Many college graduates (aside from engineers) have no idea which end of a screwdriver to hold. Educated idiots, I tell ya. Some "engineers"... have an addiction of self worth. One engineer told me of a friend who used plus and minus screw drivers. Describing the tip of the blade, of course. I won't tell you about a truss engineer that took money to support a gambling habit. I think my friend survived. |
Delta Faucet / types of screw drivers
On 4/10/2016 9:01 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:35:17 -0400, Stormin Mormon One engineer told me of a friend who used plus and minus screw drivers. Describing the tip of the blade, of course. I won't tell you about a truss engineer that took money to support a gambling habit. I think my friend survived. Oh, that's a real shame. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill outscrew and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 9:33:19 AM UTC-7, Micky wrote:
On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:11:26 -0400, Micky wrote: snippage I only looked in HD, not elsewhere online. Of course the worst would be you'd have to buy a whole faucet and just use the handle. Then you'd have a spare faucet, but someday you'll find someone with a bad faucet and a good handle. It's still a lot easier than replacing the whole faucet which has some possibility of creating leaks too. Doesn't work, I have a stack of perfectly good left hand leather work gloves. I am right handed so that is the one that wears out. So far I haven't found a "lefty" to trade with :) |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
| Unlike some here, I love WD-40, but I think something like Liquid
| Wrench would work better to unstick stuck screws. Maybe it's thinner? In this case it's also hard to get it in there. The screw head points down when the water is off. I'd have to turn off the water just to leave the screw in a horizontal position. There's no way to leave it so that the liquid can soak in. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwand broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
On 4/11/2016 9:04 AM, Mayayana wrote:
| Unlike some here, I love WD-40, but I think something like Liquid | Wrench would work better to unstick stuck screws. Maybe it's thinner? In this case it's also hard to get it in there. The screw head points down when the water is off. I'd have to turn off the water just to leave the screw in a horizontal position. There's no way to leave it so that the liquid can soak in. Capillary action. It will soak in. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
the english channel was published today
"Tony944" wrote in message ... Not only that Tony is not college graduate but he does not have any English education, whatever he learn it is hard way that he is able to speak, read and write "two languages" neither god, but whatever he learn he did it at his own expanse and not at tax payer as some others have. "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message ... On 4/8/2016 9:44 AM, Tony944 wrote: Carbide bit would not help especially if you have brooking tap the only way to get tap out, you use old top sharping it up and try to brake remaining part into micro peace's inside of hole, broking peace's can be pull out by use of magnet or air pressure (air use use safety glasses) it is very slow process and in most cases you will need renew the treads with larger tap (blind-tap) and installing larger set screw. Note: before you use new tap make sure that all parts of old tap or out. Is it fair to say that Tony is an unlikely college graduate? Just askin'. |
Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?
replying to Micky, Russell K Acton wrote:
I tried Liquid Wrench and I have used a soldering iron to heat it up but nothing happens. The set screw is still stuck. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ou-883792-.htm |
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