This one had me crumpled on the floor, surrounded by wet towels thinking, I see why people hire plumbers…cause this effing sucks!!! Then I snapped out of it and got back to work.
The problem: The bathroom faucet and shower just looked gross. No way was I going to use that. The kitchen faucet had a very clever design where if you raised the faucet up high enough to wash anything, you could power wash the pantry door at the same time! Nifty!
The solution: I replaced the bathroom faucet with a more modern swivel faucet, which gives enough space underneath to actually use the sink basin. I also installed a new RV showerhead attached to faucet with a diverter. The space to disconnect / reconnect the hoses was incredibly tight so I got a basin wrench. I used the same hoses that were on the original install since they were clamped into place.
In the kitchen, I replaced the faucet with an RV folding swivel faucet I can lift it up all the way to wash things underneath it, and also tucks away neatly to close the sink lid on top of it. I could not get the washer off the old faucet for anything…And its up behind the sink, so I’m doing everything with my new basin wrench by feel and out of focus videos with my phone.
So get this…did you know there’s such a thing as a split washer? Yeah, I didn’t, until I looked up why the ever loving eff it wasn’t budging for anything!!!! So turns out, that style washer, when its being squeezed, tightens onto whatever its holding onto. After reading this is the point where I crumpled on the floor just staring at everything like…WTF do I do now?! I could hear Steven He commenting on my situation all, “Emooootional Damage!”
Online someone mentioned brute force, just rip the effer out. I’m not really trying to break anything here but was frustrated enough to just start twisting the faucet back and forth all…rawr. It felt…looser. So I had one hand behind the sink holding the washer with the basin tool, another above twisting the faucet and….did that ish just move?! YUP!!! And boom, screwed off no problem. I did end up needing to get brass adapters for the hoses, but other than that, the rest of the install was a breeze.
Until I turned the water pump on…at least I have a wet bath, cause water, water everywhere! Nice thing about a water pump is it only goes off if water is flowing. So I knew I’d tightened everything up enough when the pump stayed quiet. Now I have a kitchen sink I can actually wash dishes in, and a shower that I’ll actually use. And..I think it looks beautiful! YaY!
Amazon.com: CREA Chrome Bathroom 2 Handle Sink Faucet
Amazon.com: Dura Faucet RV Hand Held Shower Head – Stainless Steel Hose Kit
Amazon.com: Roscid 3-Way Faucet Diverter Valve with Aerator for Hand Held Shower
Amazon.com: Foldable Faucet for RV 360° Rotation
Amazon.com: Vfauosit 3/8 to 1/2 RV Faucet Adapter Brass Compression Fitting
Amazon.com: Faucet and Sink Installer Multi Tool, 14 in 1 Basin Wrench
