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maybe i am missing something and someone can shed some light. we have a single handle style faucet in the kitchen. we want to replace it with a single handle pull out faucet. so my question is, the braided hose on the pull out handle that is about 35 or 40inchs long, where does that get connected? since i didn't have a pull out do i have to buy a additional part or something to connect the pull out section? right now i have 2 braided hoses, one for cold and one for hot.
also, i found a faucet we like on ebay which is for a house kitchen sink, will this faucet fit our 04 fleetwood faucet or are there special faucets for rv's.
here is a picture of what i have
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JUrban
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If the faucet you're looking at has the pull out feature, there is a fitting on the bottom of the faucet where the braided hose connects. On my Tiffin, the fixtures all use standard kitchen and bath sizes. Yours may be different. I'd suggest you measure a standard one in the hardware store, and go under your sink and measure yours.
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Doug and Cassi Glass
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Any standard kitchen faucet will work. Changing is about a 30 minute job, 10 of which is getting the junk out from under the sink and 10 minutes for me trying to stand back up.
They come with good instructions so quite simple. Just don't overtighten as the fittings are probably plastic.
Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and look at theirs for a good up close inspection and possibly an instruction sheet.
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mccsix
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The pull out faucet connects directly to the main body with a hanging weight. All you need to do is hookup the H&C fittings and you're good to go.
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JAXFL
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While we are talking about this, do you need any special tools to change out the faucet?
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rgatijnet1
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JAXFL wrote:While we are talking about this, do you need any special tools to change out the faucet?
There are some tools that you can purchase that can make the job easier, but basically the faucet can be changed out with tools that most people have in their tool box.
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Hikerdogs
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No special tools are required. Just yesterday I changed out the one in our Kitchen sink with one similar to the one the OP described. Our new one is a MOEN model 67315C. The only additional thing I needed to do was get a couple adaptors for the hot and cold incomming lines. The original faucet had 1/2" pipe connectors and the new one has 1/4" copper tubing connectors. The adaptors are available at any good hardware store.
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This is on our must do list. Our sink is so shallow that big pots won't fit, especially under the faucet. Along with our entertainment system.
We aren't leaving our brand new disposal - it's a specially designed little bitty guy that uses less water, less electricity, and grinds food ultra fine - recommended for septic tanks. I'm thinking that it would only be used when we're "docked" and hooked up. Any thoughts??
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wandering1
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Read the directions that comes with the new faucet.
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dsurette
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Whenever I replace a faucet I find it much easier to pull out the sink to remove the old and install the new one. If you do it this way, don't forget to lay a small string of plumbers putty around the edge of the sink lip to make a good seal so that water doesn't leak under.
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