I have very little experience with plumbing and I am about to replace a bathroom faucet with one that a friend had lying around (new, still in the box). It's a bottom of the line American Standard Covina two handle model. I have a couple of questions.
I meant to buy some putty the last time I was at Lowe's but forgot. I notice on the package that it says that it 'seals completely - no plumbers putty required.' Do you think that I can trust that? The obvious solution is to just use the putty as there is no down side - unfortunately the nearest hardware store is a 45 minute drive. On the other hand, I don't want to have to do the job twice. How likely is it not to leak if I don't use putty?
My other question has to do with the included pop-up. It's very strange. Rather than the standard mechanism, there is thin flexible hose which comes off of the faucet and connect to the popup via some kind of proprietary connection. It looks like it will be a snap to install but I'm a little dubious. Does anyone have any experience with these things? How do they hold up?
Thanks in advance and apologies for what are I realize pretty basic questions.
I meant to buy some putty the last time I was at Lowe's but forgot. I notice on the package that it says that it 'seals completely - no plumbers putty required.' Do you think that I can trust that? The obvious solution is to just use the putty as there is no down side - unfortunately the nearest hardware store is a 45 minute drive. On the other hand, I don't want to have to do the job twice. How likely is it not to leak if I don't use putty?
My other question has to do with the included pop-up. It's very strange. Rather than the standard mechanism, there is thin flexible hose which comes off of the faucet and connect to the popup via some kind of proprietary connection. It looks like it will be a snap to install but I'm a little dubious. Does anyone have any experience with these things? How do they hold up?
Thanks in advance and apologies for what are I realize pretty basic questions.