Replacing the kitchen faucet - anyone done that?

I did mine that way but on second thought I would have put cut off valves on the hot and cold lines.

I did one once. It was incredibly difficult because the footprint of the original was quite small. The replacement had a bigger footprint under the counter, and would not fit. I had to get about two square inches of 3/4 plywood out of the way. Using my cordless drill and mirrors I was able to drill a series of pilot holes into the excess wood and chip it out. I was dealing in very tight confines inside a truck camper, and having a bigger space to work in would make the job easy.

Use your digital camera on close up to take pictures from all kinds of angles before you remove the old one so you can be sure the new one will fit.

One of the first mods I do with new RV......change out kitchen and bathroom sink faucets to good quality residential ones

I didn't add shut offs cause new faucet supply line fittings connected right up with old fittings.

But I did add a shutoff valve to toilet when I worked on it :B

Probably more than a hundred of us. Very common swap. Usually a straight switch sometimes you will need two brass adapters which you can get at the same place you get the faucet.

It's easy with the "sharkbite" connectors.

I had someone change out the kitchen.
I changed out the bathroom.
Pat

"Normally" a very easy change. I did it with both the kitchen and bathroom faucets and then swapped out the shower head as well. The kitchen and bath were then showing a bit of age after 10 years so I did it again. Then I swapped out the kitchen sink for a new stainless steel sink with matching faucets. Just take a look at the connections you have now and see if you can make a direct swap or whether you might need to add an adapter (lovin' my Sharkbite connections). I also added shut off valves to the kitchen water lines but turning off the water pump would work just as well!

We swapped out ours. It was very easy. No tools needed as the fittings were all hand tightened.

Later we replaced the counter top and sink, re-using our shiny, new faucet

I swapped my kitchen sink out for one just like it at Lowes. The old one was leaky. Easy swap and the new one worked great.

Only hassle I had was new faucet didn't have as long as pipes. Had to get extensions. Measure center of stem to center of stem. I think choice was 6 or 8 inch centers. Wife loves newer faucet with big arch. Coffee pot fits under it and easier to do dishes.