Stubborn Faucet Handle Won't Budge!
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2014
- Hard To Remove Faucet Handle
🔧💧 Are you struggling with those stubborn, hard-to-remove faucet handles? If so, you're not alone, but don't worry - it's not as hard as you may think! In this video, we show you the right tool for the job that will make your task a breeze.
Introducing the LASCO 13-2701 Metal Standard Duty Faucet Handle Puller, a must-have tool in every DIY enthusiast's arsenal. This dependable gadget makes the removal of old, stiff faucet handles as easy as pie. Get it now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B000FH89HO/...
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now I have to buy a faucet removel tool, tub wrenches, etc, etc,, last week I tried to shut off my water, and broke my main water line, it was 30 yrs old, was 1 week without water, , now got it fixed with the help of my credit card 1500.00 to replace water line, Now i will attempt to fix faucet again,,here goes
Murphy never sleeps
You should have asked the guys that replace your water service to thru in a faucet repair.
I admire your gumption
@@theartofplumbing Yep, eggsacly the right idea.
1, how do you break your water line shutting the water off ?
2, be grateful it happened when you could do something about it, the line probably needed replacing
This is exactly what I needed to know. No other videos helped. Thank you!
Nice. Glad I could help. I appreciate you stopping by🙏
I finally bought one of these. I tried using a torch to loosen a knob but ended up destroying it. This also comes with a spacer to allow pulling compression rings. You won't use it all the time but you'll be glad younhave it when you need it!
It's nice to see you've got an HD camera now, Claude! I can tell the audio is also a little more seamless, too.
Thank you this is exactly what I needed I just went out and purchased the puller you have saved my day thank you!
Glade I could help. I appropriate you
Devin B where did you buy it?
Thank you for this!
For sure. I appreciate you.
Tool worked great
Nice👍
I love that you have essentially a win bottle opener for that piece of... faucet.
I can see that Wine bottle opener. LOL
The handles i have a curved and so there is no where for the pin of the tool to push against. What do you suggest?
After 35 years of fixing faucets, I finally bought a faucet handle puller. DIY Nirvana.
Christian LeBlanc just got one myself after about the same amount of years, couldn't believe it worked??
I know, right?
I want to make a note about the faucet handle puller. On the tip of the puller is the needle nose that is used to push off against the valve stem. It turns out my valve stem is deeper than the needle nose.
One could extend the nose of the puller with a nail. Just be sure to flatten the head of the nail.
do you know how to clean them before putting back on? also one of the handles will not fit back right on so to turn the water one, handle just loose. thanks.
dlsmilad yes you can soak them over night in some vinigar. The handl may fit better after clean. Good luck. 😊
What if its a alann screw underneath? You'll be pulling the pipes through the wall.
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My problem is the head of the screw where the Phillips screwdriver fits are stripped. Any suggestions on how to remove the stripped screw? I need to change my bathtub faucet knob.
Thanks.
Well when I run into that problem. Wiggle the handle till it breaks off and but new stems and handles.
I got a dremmil saw attachment and stuck it to my drill and carefully cut a slit right down the center of my screws basically turning it from a Phillips head screw into a standard one, got my wide tip screwdriver and took it off
My faucet knobs are stuck so I am going to buy a faucet handle puller and try it. I even have calcium deposits on the outside of the knobs. These mineral deposits are a pain in the neck.
Mineral deposits are horrible.
How do you get the screw out if the head screw stripped
Me personally. I grab the handle twist it back and forth till handle breaks off and just get a new handle and stem. Hope this helps.
But how do you get stuck trim plate off the wall?
Good question turn none clockwise.
My hole is strip after using this tool:( Guess mines is old so it uses a smaller screw than current standards. I need to buy a tapping tool now. Any clue standard bolt size?
Replace the stem. Thats what I do when I run into the problem👍
Once you have the screw out can’t you just turn the handle so hard it strips off? Since I’m planning on replacing valve stem anyway?
Yes if you no longer have a use for the handle. Your right.
@@theartofplumbing thanks for the response since I’m currently in this situation and have no handle removal tool. But I have a complete replacement set.
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My handle is really on tightly due to hard water deposits. I removed the screw and tried this tool but I couldn't get the handle off. However in the process I believe I damaged the threads for the handle screw. I put the handle back on temporarily until I could figure something else out. Now the screw is stuck in the damaged threads and won't come out either. Not sure what to do at this point.
Sounds like your going to need a new faucet stem anyway. Me I would swist the handle off with a pair of pliers and break handle of. It's ok you will need a new handle as well, and if your not feeling comfortable trying that. You may want to call a plumber😖sorry
@@theartofplumbing Thanks a lot for the video and your response. I called a plumber because it is a rental property. If it were my house I would have more time to play around with it and fix it on my own time, but in this case I just need to get it fixed quickly.
What about that other part
How can you get it off if you don't have that tool to use?? I am struggling on getting it off?? Any helpful tips or ideas??
Yeah sorry you’re going to need that tool. Only other way is to break it at the steam and get a new stem and handle.
When I break the handle off. I just wiggle the handle back and forth until the head of the stem break. Good luck.
Question, If i use this tool to remove my shower handle, can i easily put it back up? I only need to put a grease on the handle then put it back together for use.
when I tried this the pin kept going inside the stems heads so I stopped because the handle is stuck it wasn't being pulled instead it was pushing the pin inside. any solution or should I just keep twisting?
Keep twisting 👍
@@theartofplumbing 👍
nothing can never just wiggle off anymore,you always have to buy sone kind of accessories these days..now I have to buy something esle..lol
Today is the first time I've seen your videos. As a handyman I'm going to bookmark them, nobody knows everything. The toilet floor repair had no audio, FYI.
What if the knob so stripped you can't use it to hold while you're unscrewing the nail?
I see. It does happen, when that happens I rock the handle back and forth until it brakes off. after that I replace stem and all complete with new handled. If your not sure call a plumber 😉
@@theartofplumbing thank you!!!
@@theartofplumbing the knob is lose enough to move back or forward a lil. If i put a little glue on the knob tread do you think it would be enough for me to screw the nail out and work on getting the knob off?
Sorry. I don't think that will work
@@theartofplumbing I'm just thinking of ways without breaking it or getting a plumber.
I bought one of those and didn't do anything I was there for more than half an hour and nothing happened until I banged it around and around with a screwdriver handle and it loosened right off...
Sorry, but sometimes that's what it takes. To break free
But what if the hex nut is on the side?
DJ KaNeck . Yeah i feel you. If the hex nut is on the side and strips off. Only thing you can do is break the handle off buy bending it back and forth. And the your going to need a new cartridge. I know it sucks.
DJ KaNeck .
Bought this puller and the center piece snapped off in the handle.
What if my first screw is stripped?
Missys Organics that happens some time to me to and when it does. I grab the handle with my pliers and bend it up and down intil the handle breacks off and just get a new stem and handle. Hope this helps.
How to Plumbing I had the landlord replace all parts behind the wall. Problem solved :)
Good deal.
Bought this tool today but I’m still unable to get my sink handle off! I’m at a loss
Sorry to hear that. I have run into that myself a few times. What I would do in that case is to rock the handle back and forth until it would break off and just replace the stem and get a new handle. Hope this helps
just spin the whole tap anti clockwise until the spindle loosens with the tap still attached to it. Then either replace the spindle and add a new handle or grind the handle off.
Will be attempting a new method in a couple of days.
Will keep you posted.
So i drilled holes between the spindle & tap handle...added wd40 then used the tap puller👌
handle came off, but pointy end of hte tool got stuck in the screw now and wont come out, waste of money
But what if you don’t have that
If I didn't have this tool. I would wiggle the handles until they broke lose, but then you would have to buy a new faucet stems
Thats about all the tools good for. Removing a ferrule is a bitch and often times the ferrule sticks to the tool.
the video ended before you showed how to install stem into wall
+James Antolick Thank you for your comment. Interesting story :-) not laughing at you, but with you we all been there. By the way this is yhe video you may want to watch for replacing tub stems czcams.com/video/oxAtQU5F-vU/video.html
Ok what if the metal rod that goes inside the facet stay stuck there? I think it broke. Cheap ass homedepot
Sorry to hear that, but I never had that problem. You may be right it could be defective handle puller.
@@theartofplumbing thanks for the reply. I'd take a picture if I could only upload it.
Just leave it with wd40 for a day and will come out