New Faucet

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vweater2001

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2013

I'm having trouble installing a new kitchen faucet. It's one of those that has the pull down sprayer...anyway it has 3/8 hoses. However, my old hoses were 7/16 x 1/2 inch...so in order for the current 3/8 hoses to work what needs to be done? :huh: Are there any adapters from 7/16 to 3/8 so this faucet can work? :huh:My first home so I'm just starting to do some fixing to save some bread!!!

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Bondo

· #2 · Feb 12, 2013

vweater2001 said:
I'm having trouble installing a new kitchen faucet. It's one of those that has the pull down sprayer...anyway it has 3/8 hoses. However, my old hoses were 7/16 x 1/2 inch...so in order for the current 3/8 hoses to work what needs to be done? :huh: Are there any adapters from 7/16 to 3/8 so this faucet can work? :huh:My first home so I'm just starting to do some fixing to save some bread!!!

Ayuh,... Got any pictures,..?? 7/16" is really an odd-ball size, that I've never seen in Any plumbin' fittin'...

'n ya keep mentionin' Hoses,... aren't there some Pipes involved somewhere,..??

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 12, 2013

Bondo said:
Ayuh,... Got any pictures,..?? 7/16" is really an odd-ball size, that I've never seen in Any plumbin' fittin'...

'n ya keep mentionin' Hoses,... aren't there some Pipes involved somewhere,..??

I don't currently have any pictures, but maybe I can take some tonight and post them. As for your question regarding hoses...yes its the hoses from the faucet that connect to the shut off valve. The hoses themselves have a tag that say 7/16 x 1/2 does that mean it's 7/16 from the faucet and 1/2 to the shutt off valve or vise versa? Do most faucets have the 3/8 hoses that connect to the shut off valves?

With that said, does that mean I will have to change my shut off valves to take 3/8 hoses? We also have a dishwasher with a 3/8 x 3/8 hose and the refrigerator line which is probably 1/4 connected to the shut off valves as well.

I'm so F'n confussed right now

cuz I previously changed the faucet with the same hoses not problems and now the new faucet has new hose connects with all 3/8 fittings :furious:

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DannyT

· #4 · Feb 12, 2013

i would guess that they are probably metric. years ago we started getting faucets made in switzerland and the early ones came with adapters from metric to standard 3/8. the later ones came with regular 3/8 connections.

Bondo

· #5 · Feb 12, 2013

vweater2001 said:
I don't currently have any pictures, but maybe I can take some tonight and post them. As for your question regarding hoses...yes its the hoses from the faucet that connect to the shut off valve. The hoses themselves have a tag that say 7/16 x 1/2 does that mean it's 7/16 from the faucet and 1/2 to the shutt off valve or vise versa? Do most faucets have the 3/8 hoses that connect to the shut off valves?

With that said, does that mean I will have to change my shut off valves to take 3/8 hoses? We also have a dishwasher with a 3/8 x 3/8 hose and the refrigerator line which is probably 1/4 connected to the shut off valves as well.

I'm so F'n confussed right now cuz I previously changed the faucet with the same hoses not problems and now the new faucet has new hose connects with all 3/8 fittings :furious:

Ayuh,.... That's the part I personally Hate 'bout Plumbin',....

Faucets, seem to always be Weird, in 1 way or another,...
Standardized Faucets are anything but Standardized...

joecaption

· #6 · Feb 12, 2013

Did you happen to get this faucet from Ikea?

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 12, 2013

Not from ikea, but it is from Lowes!

joecaption

· #8 · Feb 12, 2013

Most of the time the old shut offs are shot anyway why not just change them to 3/8?

paintdrying

· #9 · Feb 12, 2013

Does the faucet have its own hoses? Even the real cheap pull out sprayer faucets come with plastic hoses already attached. But without a picture it is hard to say what the deal is. All else fails bring the new faucet back to bigbox and get some new shut offs. Mnay times when I do those pull out sprayers I like to replumb everything some that darn sprayer lines is not tangled up in everything

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #10 · Feb 12, 2013

joecaption said:
Most of the time the old shut offs are shot anyway why not just change them to 3/8?

I'm trying not to change them because I really don't know what size these shut off valves are. I know I could just take them off install new ones, but the one that I really don't know the size of is the fridge water line, could it be 1/4 or ?? I don't want to call a plumber out for this for them to earn a buck, cuz I know it's easy...but I'm getting to frustrated to even see straight on this lil dumb job. :furious:

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #11 · Feb 13, 2013

paintdrying said:
Does the faucet have its own hoses? Even the real cheap pull out sprayer faucets come with plastic hoses already attached. But without a picture it is hard to say what the deal is. All else fails bring the new faucet back to bigbox and get some new shut offs. Mnay times when I do those pull out sprayers I like to replumb everything some that darn sprayer lines is not tangled up in everything

Yes the faucet has it's own hoses it came with that are 3/8...It looks like it's going to be new shut off valves with no fridge water line:no: in order for everything to work properly.

I installed the faucet only to find out my shut off valves did not fit my lines on the new faucet. Then I had to uninstall everything and get all frustrated at my local store and not know what options I have.

Does anyone know what the standard shut off valves size NORMALLY is? I ask that pretty vaguely cuz I'm sure the guys who built my home used anything other than items routinely used. Like I didn't have an access panel for me to see my plumbing anywhere around the house/condo and had to make a hole in my downstairs ceiling to make repairs to a leak.

Will try and post pictures tonight.

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joecaption

· #12 · Feb 13, 2013

There is no need for access panels unless there's a hidden shut off, or behind a shower deverter.
Lines to the fridge are 1/4", shut offs are 3/8" compression.
If there's just two copper lines cominging off of that new faucet there going to be 3/8.

No one here knows what supply lines you have or what size they are so I'll make a guess that a valve like this would work if you have 1/2 copper supplys.
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25e...angId=-1&keyword=Shut+off+valve&storeId=10051

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #13 · Feb 15, 2013

Here are some pictures of my current hoses that are 7/16 x 1/2. View attachment 65685 View attachment 65686 View attachment 65687

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joecaption

· #14 · Feb 15, 2013

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbqjn/h_d2/Navigation?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

What's say on the tag on the hose. Pictures to blurry to read.

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #15 · Feb 15, 2013

joecaption said:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbqjn/h_d2/Navigation?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

What's say on the tag on the hose. Pictures to blurry to read.

I don't know how to post pix here yet, so I uploaded them and you guys are welcome to check my album. As for the label it says 3/8 x 3/8 dishwasher hose.

stephen9666

· #16 · Feb 15, 2013

While you're at it, it may not be a bad idea to replace that Floodsafe hose with a standard hose. If you google it, you'll see they sometimes break off at one of the connections, causing a flood. I suppose it's ironic that a hose claimed to be "Floodsafe" may actually be more likely to cause a flood than a standard hose.

I purchased a Floodsafe hose for my dishwasher, then googled it before the install and read the horror stories about them failing. I returned it and just bought a standard dishwasher hose.

vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #17 · Feb 16, 2013

stephen9666 said:
While you're at it, it may not be a bad idea to replace that Floodsafe hose with a standard hose. If you google it, you'll see they sometimes break off at one of the connections, causing a flood. I suppose it's ironic that a hose claimed to be "Floodsafe" may actually be more likely to cause a flood than a standard hose.

I purchased a Floodsafe hose for my dishwasher, then googled it before the install and read the horror stories about them failing. I returned it and just bought a standard dishwasher hose.

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How come these things just keep turning?? I need to change them but they just keep turning and don't come off...does that mean I need to cut them off? How do I install the new ones?? I thought they just screw on and off I'm going nuts guys!!

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vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #18 · Feb 16, 2013

I need to change these out today guys come on what do I do? Need an answer ASAP!!

Alan

· #19 · Feb 16, 2013

You don't want the plumber to come out and earn a quick buck, because you know it's easy? :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Those are compression valves. There's a nut on the back.

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vweater2001

Discussion Starter · #20 · Feb 16, 2013

I know about the nut in the back, but the nut just keeps spinning couldn't it just be coming off now I've loosened it up all the way. Do I need to cut it off? Please help I've been without a faucet for a week now!!

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