Broke a faucet handle... Replace handle or faucet?

[JoeTampa]

So I did a bad thing... I broke a faucet handle.

I'm torn between trying to find a replacement handle - and the hassle of figuring out who made it, getting the right color (if they even have it), etc; or just replacing the whole thing (and dealing with the fact that I've never done it before and have zero idea if this is easy, hard, or if I will need a plumber).

CW has one that looks fine for $35, and if it's an easy fix, it might be money well spent instead of going on a wild goose chase trying to find a matching handle. On the other hand, for all I know, the handle will be simple to procure.

Has anyone gone down this road and have any sage advice?

This is for the bathroom sink, incidentally.


Joe

[GlennLever]

Dutch_12078 wrote:

GlennLever wrote:

WyoTraveler wrote:
I would go with the Home Depot or Lowes. It is not that complicated. In the previous posts the adaption with the neatly soldered copper pipe is not that difficult. However, we are in the 21st century and pex pipe. You don't see much copper in new homes any more. Most RVs now use all pex. If fauset is not a direct fit a length of pex pipe a $14 tool and couple of clamps would have it modified easily. Good experience will be gained.

Pex is not code here so we cannot get the fittings, etc.

Three Rochester, NY area Home Depot's list various PEX tubing, fittings, and tools as being in stock.

When I went to the Home Depot here in Irondequoit for parts for this project pex pipe leak repair

they did not have any supplies. I had much better luck by going to a RV store for parts. The Faucet I purchased from Home Depot

[Dutch_12078]

GlennLever wrote:

WyoTraveler wrote:
I would go with the Home Depot or Lowes. It is not that complicated. In the previous posts the adaption with the neatly soldered copper pipe is not that difficult. However, we are in the 21st century and pex pipe. You don't see much copper in new homes any more. Most RVs now use all pex. If fauset is not a direct fit a length of pex pipe a $14 tool and couple of clamps would have it modified easily. Good experience will be gained.

Pex is not code here so we cannot get the fittings, etc.

Three Rochester, NY area Home Depot's list various PEX tubing, fittings, and tools as being in stock.

[WyoTraveler]

GlennLever wrote:

WyoTraveler wrote:
I would go with the Home Depot or Lowes. It is not that complicated. In the previous posts the adaption with the neatly soldered copper pipe is not that difficult. However, we are in the 21st century and pex pipe. You don't see much copper in new homes any more. Most RVs now use all pex. If fauset is not a direct fit a length of pex pipe a $14 tool and couple of clamps would have it modified easily. Good experience will be gained.

Pex is not code here so we cannot get the fittings, etc.

Wow!!!!! I suppose it isn't code in a few places. That certainly is a very neat soldering job. I've put in a lot of copper but pex sure is easier and approved inside walls in many places.

[Gjac]

JoeTampa wrote:

Gjac wrote:
Joe for $10 you can but universal handles at Loews that will fit any make of faucets, from your OP sounds like all you need is the handles.

Yeah, but I'd like it to match the other one! There are two handles; hot and cold.

They come in a set hot and cold.

[JoeTampa]

Gjac wrote:
Joe for $10 you can but universal handles at Loews that will fit any make of faucets, from your OP sounds like all you need is the handles.

Yeah, but I'd like it to match the other one! There are two handles; hot and cold.

[Gjac]

Joe for $10 you can but universal handles at Loews that will fit any make of faucets, from your OP sounds like all you need is the handles.

[JeepCB]

If you aren't sure how to do it just search on you tube for a video how-to! I did it when I had to change the washer in the mixing valve in the shower in my house. Couldn't of done it with out it!
Billy

[time2roll]

New faucet hands down. And go to Home Depot etc. NOT CW.

[GlennLever]

WyoTraveler wrote:
I would go with the Home Depot or Lowes. It is not that complicated. In the previous posts the adaption with the neatly soldered copper pipe is not that difficult. However, we are in the 21st century and pex pipe. You don't see much copper in new homes any more. Most RVs now use all pex. If fauset is not a direct fit a length of pex pipe a $14 tool and couple of clamps would have it modified easily. Good experience will be gained.

Pex is not code here so we cannot get the fittings, etc.

[Golden_HVAC]

I would replace it anyway. Why deal with it?

It probably was getting a little to difficult to turn or something, leading to it failing.

I replaced mine just to get the pull out feature when I installed my dishdrawer dishwasher.

Fred.

[WyoTraveler]

I would go with the Home Depot or Lowes. It is not that complicated. In the previous posts the adaption with the neatly soldered copper pipe is not that difficult. However, we are in the 21st century and pex pipe. You don't see much copper in new homes any more. Most RVs now use all pex. If fauset is not a direct fit a length of pex pipe a $14 tool and couple of clamps would have it modified easily. Good experience will be gained.

[GlennLever]

This might help you make up your mind what you want to do.

Oh my gosh another plumbing project, you guys are going to think that these are my most favorite projects, It could not be further from the truth, plumbing is my lest favorite thing to do. Inevitability I have leaks.

The kitchen faucet has been needing attention, the white plastic was faded, the faucet did not turn smoothly, when you turned the water on water would run down the valve, and the valve was not centered.



So out it comes, I did not stop to take pictures of the plumbing mess under the sink, serfice it to say that every fitting available at Home Depot has been used and several different pipe materials.



So now we have a hole in the sink that needs to be filled.



So I go to read the instruction and the only instructions are some pictures, with no written instructions at all. As you can see this is a name brand manufacturer but I gues they think Americans cannot rear any more (Moen).



The first problem is the hole in the sink is to small to except the faucet.



So how to enlarge the hole, well time for some testosterone. I pulled out the die grinder and enlarged the hole.



It left a little bit of a ruff edge, but a file smoothed that out just fine and now a test fit.



I eliminated a number of redundant hoses and connections and clamped the pipes to the wall, it still looks messy, but much better than it did. (sure wish I had taken a before shot)



The hardest part of this project was getting my small body into this large space.



It works and amazingly there were no leaks.



So I must have crawled into this spot a 100 times and made a 100 trips to the tool box to get all the tools to do this job.



I can almost guarantee you that the next project will NOT be plumbing.

[Old-Biscuit]

I changed out both kitchen and bathroom sink faucets with ones in the style, color, finish, we wanted by Moen. Got them at Home Depot. Straight replacement....connected right up.

For me it was easier to pull sinks, flip them over, do the change out and the reinstall the sinks..........lot more room to work.

So much better than those cheap OEM RV faucets

[IAMICHABOD]

Having just replaced the one in my bathroom I would go with the RV type that CW has or This one
It is pretty easy if you have done one in a house,I found that the ones made for home use did not have the right fittings for RV use, as the one that is RV specific, this made it a lot easier.