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I love this faucet! It's over 10 yrs old and I understand they aren't made anymore. It has a Pull UP (not pull OUT) spout (I think model is 7346, PN 91194 spout). I am trying desperately to fix it since I can't get one like it anymore.
I need a new cartridge (Moen is sending one out Free!) but I've noticed a leak coming from under the spout, somewhere above the hose connection. Also, the entire spout assembly is loose - it can slide around a little bit on the sink. Apparently, it's been leaking slowly for some time because the locknut is crusted onto the spout shank, so now I can't tighten it (or loosen it, for that matter). I can't get the screw loose under the plastic insert on the top of the spout either. (The spout is separate from the handle).
I am trying to get the spout apart so I can find out why it's dripping. How can I get that screw loose, and how can I break the locknut free so I can tighten it down?
I live in a mfd home (no, it's not a trailer, and no aluminum siding here ). The home is ~13 yrs old, and has the old gray (Quest?) piping throughout. It was my parent's home originally. Shortly after they bought it, they received a letter to join a class action lawsuit on the gray pipe to have the entire house replumbed, but for whatever reason decided against it. As time goes by and fixtures etc. are getting replaced, I am finding it very difficult to connect to the gray pipe fittings. Just the mention of it at you neighborhood hardware store gets me a "Oh, sorry - I don't have anything to connect to that." One of these days, I'm guessing I'll have a busted line and will have to replumb the entire house.
I need a new cartridge (Moen is sending one out Free!) but I've noticed a leak coming from under the spout, somewhere above the hose connection. Also, the entire spout assembly is loose - it can slide around a little bit on the sink. Apparently, it's been leaking slowly for some time because the locknut is crusted onto the spout shank, so now I can't tighten it (or loosen it, for that matter). I can't get the screw loose under the plastic insert on the top of the spout either. (The spout is separate from the handle).
I am trying to get the spout apart so I can find out why it's dripping. How can I get that screw loose, and how can I break the locknut free so I can tighten it down?
I live in a mfd home (no, it's not a trailer, and no aluminum siding here ). The home is ~13 yrs old, and has the old gray (Quest?) piping throughout. It was my parent's home originally. Shortly after they bought it, they received a letter to join a class action lawsuit on the gray pipe to have the entire house replumbed, but for whatever reason decided against it. As time goes by and fixtures etc. are getting replaced, I am finding it very difficult to connect to the gray pipe fittings. Just the mention of it at you neighborhood hardware store gets me a "Oh, sorry - I don't have anything to connect to that." One of these days, I'm guessing I'll have a busted line and will have to replumb the entire house.