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Sunday, January 10, 2016

How to Install Commercial Bathroom Faucet - Part 2 of 2 - Installing New Faucet

Fig.1 Chinese Purchase
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Basin wrench
Cone Washer Kit (brass nut, friction ring cone washer)
Galvanized pipe cap (not replaced)
Pipe joint compound (known as pipe dope)
New faucet kit (Faucet, black plastic nuts, instructions)
Open end wrench
Portable metal saw

George Baker has a small hair salon located in Corona, California. George wanted a new faucet he purchase in China to be installed on a sink located in the supply back room. 

This post shows the four seven required to remove an aging faucet. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the new commercial faucet purchased from China.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the pipe joint compound also called pipe dope. Fig.3 shows the pipe dope inside the galvanized cap and ready to be installed on the faucet.
Fig.2 The glue 
for pipes leaks
Fig.3 Using old
galvanized cap
Step 3: Fig.4 and fig.5 shows replacing of the white nuts to new black plastic nuts.
Fig.4 Basin wrench
doing left side
Fig.5 Rusted cap
replaced


Step 4: Fig.6 and fig.7 shows cone washer package and the installation instructions.
Fig.6 Cone package
Fig.7 Installation 
schematics


Below is fig.7 installation instruction: 

1. Turn off water supply. 
2. Loosen nut (A) holding supply tube (B) to shank (C) on faucet or ballcock.
3. Remove old washer (D) and friction ring (E).
4. Select proper washer and friction ring.
5. Install new washer and friction ring a shown in illustration Fig.7.
6. Hand tighten nut (A) onto shank (B).
7. Turn on water supply.
8. Check for leaks.


Step 5: Fig.8 and fig.9 shows the brass nut, the brass friction ring and the new cone washer.
Fig.8 Brass nut
Fig.9 Cone washer
Step 6: Fig.10 through fig.12 shows the installation of the copper fill line. Fig.10 shows the hand tightened brass nut. Fig.11 shows a basin wrench tightening the brass nut to stop any leaks. Fig.12 shows the job is done.
Fig.10 Brass head
Fig.11 Basin wrench
Fig.12 Cold water 
line finished

Step 7: Fig.13 shows turn on the water cold stop valve. Fig.14 shows that the faucet is running  and there is no leaks. This job is finished.
Fig.13 Stop valve
 turn on
Fig.14 New faucet 
running again

How to Install a Commercial Bathroom Faucet:


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How to Install Commercial Bathroom Faucet - Part 1 of 2 - Removing the Faucet

Fig.1 Old faucet
By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Basin wrench
Cone Washer Kit
New faucet kit
Open end wrench
Portable metal saw

George Baker has a small hair salon located in Corona, California. George wanted a new faucet he purchase in China to be installed. The sink was located in the back room with the supplies.


This post shows the seven steps required to remove an aging faucet.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the old faucet that was removed from the sink. This faucet has brass internal parts that can be recycled. 
Step 2: Fig.2 and fig.3 shows the new faucet parts in shrink wrap.
Fig.2 Wrapped faucet

Fig.3 Black plastic nuts
Step 3: Fig.4 and fig.5 shows that the stop valves need to be turned off before removing parts of the sink.
Fig.4 Cold and 
hot stop valves
Fig.5 Cold water 
now turned off
Step 4: Fig.6 shows the copper water line. Fig.7 shows close up pictures of the bottom of the sink but without the water line attached to the sink.
Fig.6 Bottom view of sink
Fig.7 The galvanized cap 
and both faucet nuts 
needs removing
 Step 5: Fig.8 shows the rusted galvanized cap was removed from a white sink.
Fig.8 Remove rusted 
galvanized cap
Step 6: Fig.9 through fig.13 shows that once the galvanized cap is removed the white sink nuts need to be removed. These white nut is what hold the faucet to the sink. Fig.13 shows that the faucet has been liberated from the sink.
Fig.9 White nuts
Fig.10 Basin wrench 
removing nut
Fig.11 Removing 
other nut
Fig.12 No nuts now 
faucet is free
Fig.13 No faucet
Step 7: Fig.14 shows that the last step is to cut the riser tube flush with no jagged ends. This is done using a portable metal saw.
Fig.14 Removed 
damaged ends

How To Install a Commercial Bathroom Faucet:

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