R179 kitchen sink fell out

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   I just checked my 2017 176, and sure enough, the undermount sink has fallen down.  It appears that it was simply glued to the bottom of the counter below the sink opening with some kind of adhesive sealer.  All it would have taken was 4 screws, one at each sink corner, with a fender washer to hold the rim of the sink in place.  Or strips of wood screwed to the bottom of the counter that hold the sink rim in place.  But they couldn't be bothered to do any of that.  It's a bad design anyway, will be looking to top mount the sink. We have never used the insert anyway.

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smedleyludlow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2016 Location: Huntsville al. Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote smedleyludlow Report Post Quote Reply Topic: R179 kitchen sink fell out Posted: 28 Nov 2021 at 9:16pm
	I just checked my 2017 176, and sure enough, the undermount sink has fallen down. It appears that it was simply glued to the bottom of the counter below the sink opening with some kind of adhesive sealer. All it would have taken was 4 screws, one at each sink corner, with a fender washer to hold the rim of the sink in place. Or strips of wood screwed to the bottom of the counter that hold the sink rim in place. But they couldn't be bothered to do any of that. It's a bad design anyway, will be looking to top mount the sink. We have never used the insert anyway.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Nov 2021 at 8:29am
	Yep, bad design. But screws in the particle board won't hold anyway. Mounting from above is really the only secure way, and also minimizes water intrusion into the particle board.
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