We were shopping at Lowes this last Saturday, and came across a closeout Delta kitchen faucet, 400-WF, that was 50% off marked down to $35. Our current faucet was leaking through the base, and I knew it would cost more than that to get the necessary replacement gaskets and parts.
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Old Moen Faucet
At first I thought this would be a half hour job at most, but as soon as I saw the rusted connection piece I knew I was wrong. Unscrewing the brass nut from the mounting post wasn’t working even with penetrating oil. Wrench moved on to Dremel in the hopes of easily cutting the nut off. Thank goodness I was wearing safety glasses because the disks shattered after 30 seconds.
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Cutting the Mounting Nut and Post
Using a hack saw blade to cut through the nut and mounting post, it took a half hour to finish.
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Mounting Hardware Removed
Once the old Moen faucet was removed there was a lot of plumber’s putty and gasket to clean up. Unfortunately the new Delta faucet’s base wasn’t as big as the previous one, so I had to clean everything off.
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Moen Faucet Removed
Unlike the Moen install, I didn’t use any plumber’s putty with the gasket.
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Delta Faucet Gasket
Instead of a single mounting point, like the Moen faucet, there are two bolts that use threaded plastic washer like bolts to hold the Delta in place.
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Delta Faucet Connections
Connecting the spray nozzle was easy, just snapped in place. With the water back on to the faucet, everything tested out great.
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Faucet Install Done and Tested