hook it up as is and it will be fine i like the cable pop up. if still worried about leaking you can use silicone instead of putty if you have it
Thanks for your thoughts. That's kind of what I figured about the pop up. Still, I didn't pay anything for the faucet so I guess that I shouldn't complain. This is really just my ignorance but is it standard for new faucets to come with the pop up? I've always thought of those as two separate items.If it says no putty needed, then assuming you follow the manufacturer's instructions, you should be ok.
Secondly, the American Standard "Quick Connect" faucet pop-up system is garbage. They are great for builders and new-construction plumbers because I can slap an entire AM faucet in under 4 minutes and move onto the one. I've found if that pop-up lasts 2-3 years, consider yourself lucky, and unfortunately if it does break, it means replacing the entire drain assembly. Where the cable connects to the drain assembly there is a little plastic gear-like mechanism which is connected to a small hex key within the drain which rotates lifting up the sink plug. The problem is that they are connected to each other by what appears to be a small drop of glue, which when the pop-up gets resistance by hair or whatnot the glue will snap, and then your hooped.
Never the less though, it'll still only take 2 minutes to swap in a new one after you give american standard some more money.:no:
Now you tell me? LOL. I did manage to get the old ones (I actually replaced two) off without a basin wrench but it involved a lot of cursing and I'm not sure that my back will ever be the same. What would have taken a competent plumber 40 minutes to do, took me about 6 hours. But I saved myself $100!.Your also going to need to pick up a basin wrench to get at the nut that holds it to the sink.
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Why pull a sink to change a faucet? Oh yea, because you hate basin wrenches:whistling2:I never use a Basin wrench. I ALWAYS pull off the sink, clean everything up, Install my drain, popup, tailpiece, and supplies then re-set and re-caulk the sink with color match silicone. I HATE BASIN WRENCHES :laughing:
Oh and I would not use an AS Fixture even if it was given to me, I would not trust a fixture without Plumbers Putty, and I think that anyone that uses SILICONE OR ANY OTHER ADHESIVE SEALANT TO SET A FIXTURE OR A SINK SHOULD BE WHIPPED! WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT GUY????
Had a call the other day where a faucet needed replaced.Why pull a sink to change a faucet? Oh yea, because you hate basin wrenches:whistling2:
No need to pull a sink for most faucets. why risk the laminate surface to save the inconvenience of laying on your back for 10 minutes? O'well- to each his own I guess
Some of their basic faucets (Colony soft line) are still very very heavy faucets with the 1/2" brass shanks to mount it to the sink. Don't really care for their cartridges though.Didnt say I wouldnt use a basin wrench, just said I prefer not to use one. There are of course times when you have to use one. Ripping the sink out because you cant figure out how to remove the handles is pretty crude. By the way, what ever happened to American Standard? They really were once the standard by which others were judged. Just another American tragedy ruined by Bean Counters I guess.