Help! Leak - Temporary Faucet Replacement.

5 years ago

Our beat up faucet started leaking, warping the cabinet below and the whole mess.

We need to replace ASAP as we need to be able to continue to use our sink while we sort out next steps with the rest, which will involve cabinet repair/replacement, new sink, new faucet, countertop, and either repainted or refaced cabinets and a new appliance or two.

We, of course, want this temp solution to be as inexpensive as possible while still not making us look like complete knuckleheads.

Is the thing on the right serving any function? We’ve never know what the heck it was there for.

Any suggestions? We’ve found this faucet but it doesn’t have the third whole piece and it’s $400 which seems insane for a temp solution.

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Gayle

5 years ago

The other piece is an air gap. It works with the dishwasher drainage.

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Gayle
5 years ago
We had our faucet rust out 6 months before we started our remodel. We found one at home depot for $70.
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Katherine McClure
Original Author
5 years ago
Aha! Yes - I just looked under the sink and see it connects to our dishwasher and our garbage disposal. Is that something we have to keep then?
Gayle
5 years ago
yes, they are about $20
Gayle
5 years ago
You may not need to replace it.
Katherine McClure
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you so much! I obviously am a complete novice in all respects. I've now ordered a new faucet, a new air gap (bc why not) and it should be ready for pick up today. Thank you again!! I had a feeling I could turn to Houzz to help me out!!
Gayle
5 years ago
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Helen
5 years ago
You could go with a relatively inexpensive Moen or Delta.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
5 years ago
Kathrine:

The crack in your top near your backsplash is a classic reinforcement rod failure. Get the faucet you want in the future now and reuse it when you replace your tops and sink please. Eliminate the air gap; a high loop at your sink cabinet is fine.