Replacing kitchen faucet with pulldown
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Topic: Replacing kitchen faucet with pulldown
Posted By: Ben Herman
Subject: Replacing kitchen faucet with pulldown
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 4:19pm
| Hi all - looking to replace the stock kitchen faucet in our 179 with a faucet that has a pull-down sprayer. Tried a search and couldn't come up with anything - anyone done this mod and have any recommendations about which replacement faucet to go with? |
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 6:59pm
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You could look in my mods (see link in signature) to see what I chose. I got the one that has all the works above the sink. The hose is run through a large spring and the faucet hooks into a support arm. It makes a big loop up and over. It avoids having a big weight swinging around under the sink while we are traveling down the road. Plus, I thought it looked nicer.
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Posted By: Ben Herman
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 8:14pm
Thx, I'll check that one out. Looks like its a std faucet rather than rv-model, but I assume that the adapters are a simple fix.
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 8:55pm
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Yes, I used a couple of adapters from the local store (I don't remember if I got them at Lowe's or Home Depot).
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Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:23pm
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Hey Ben,we used a nice Moen unit from Home Depot. It is the Bricklyn and you can see a picture in the post I made about our 179 mods. we both like this faucet and it was easy to install and reasonably priced. when we changed ours, we had to cut the original supply lines much shorter to match the supply lines that come installed on the faucet. I added stop valves on both supply lines so I can control them individually. It is a tight fit between the edge of the existing sink and the ledger supporting the counter top. check the width of the base plate. We replaced the sink at the same time. It was a tight fit, but careful measuring and sawing with a jig saw made it work. good luck Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2021 at 10:15am
Many new homes are now plumbed with PEX. There are some advantages to it. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2021 at 2:40pm
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PEX is the most used plumbing material in residential construction now so there is no problem getting household fixtures that connect to it. Best plumbing ever, inexpensive, long lasting, easy to work with, fittings don't leak, and (relatively) freeze tolerant. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2021 at 3:58pm
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We also got a nice bathroom faucet at Home Depot with a pull down sprayer. The one thing I didn't count on (hence a trip to the hardware store) was that I needed two sharkbite adapters to go from the bathroom fitting to the 177's pex line. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |