Swapping out an older wall mounted utility faucet

Waher · October 5

Before I attempt to swap out this older utility faucet for this one:

https://www.zurn.com/products/finish-plumbing/aquaspec-manual-faucets/manual-faucets/wall-mount-faucets/z843/z843m4-xl

Is there anything special I should be aware of or prepared for? I presume I should be able to undo the nuts, unscrew the escutcheons off threaded supply lines and replace the faucet with the same style installation. But I'm not sure if it's really that 'easy' in the real world.

Jamie Hall · October 5

That's what you need to do. Based on some experience, though… it's that "undo the nuts" which may have you talking to yourself. But you may have enough pipe there to get a backup wrench on. If so, do.

hot_rod · October 5

the new faucet may not match those nuts and you will need to work back to the female thread at or in the wall

You will know when you get the new faucet and compare the connection threads

mattmia2 · October 5

There are also styles of faucets with a swivel and offset butlt in to the unions that lets you connect it to supply pipes with different centers. Is there a reason you're replacing it instead of just re-gasketing it?

Waher · October 5

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1813059#Comment_1813059

I'm not going to reuse the escutcheon nuts. I'm going to screw those off as well so it's the threaded ends of the pipes coming out of the wall with the new escutcheon nuts with the swiveled union connections to the reverse threaded nuts that thread onto the back of the faucet.

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1813062#Comment_1813062

The gasket to the wall isn't a problem, it's the cartridges and the faucet neck which no longer seal properly, so if I use the faucet it will leak for 45 minutes to an hour before it finally seals itself again even after I retorque the bonnets/neck nut. It is a no-name faucet from at least 1991 that someone replaced the original 1950 brass clamp style faucet on the Aberene soap stone sink with. I'd rather replace it with a reputable US manufactured lead free faucet with ceramic cartridges, a vacuum breaker, and hose thread to make it easier to fill mop buckets in the basement and wash out both of the sink basins, than fuss with trying to find replacement parts.

Jamie Hall · October 5

Quite agree. That faucet isn't old enough to worth the effort of restoring, nor new enough to be reasonably repairable. Swap it out for a nice new one. And, since it is relatively new, the threads on the pipes from the wall ought to be modern standard. Go back a few more decades, and things get much more interesting!

mattmia2 · October 5

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1813090#Comment_1813090

I mean the gaskets in the faucet, the bib washers and the stem packing or o-rings and the packing or o-ring for the spout.

if you do replace it i would go with a compression faucet, it will be a lot easier to find a bib washer in 20 years when it leaks than a proprietary cartridge.

delcrossv · October 5

Chicago Faucet is my go-to for utility faucets. Worth the cake, as they say.

Jamie Hall · October 5

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1813111#Comment_1813111

ditto

pecmsg · October 5

that style I go commercial

T & S Brass

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes · October 5

My experience is that when you remove the adaptor, the threads on the remaining nipples coming out of the wall are half gone.
Removing them with a nipple extractor is a trial. Replace with brass.

Swapping out an older wall mounted utility faucet

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