I’ve done more plumbing than I care to admit. But I have a weird question.
Moen, bathroom sink faucet. Two handle. Handles are set into the counter top itself.
The handles hot and cold are/have come off. The handles are machined on the inside going straight up to accept about a ~ 1/8 in machine screw. There are no hidden hex screws on the sides of this that would uncover a hex screw which is more typical. (I’ve looked and looked)
The metal handle is ‘geared’ inside to fit over the nylon gear below it to open the valve.
Supply lines go directly into the bottoms of the handles. Supply is all in line with the faucet. BUT it appears that the screws that keep the handles on have fallen out have dropped into the supply lines. Or the individual valves for the faucet.
The handles just came off. The only way I can see is that there was a machine screw from the interior of the valve into the bottom of the valve itself. But that makes no sense.
I thought that maybe it was a press fit for the handle, or it snapped on or something, but that’s not the case.
Ideas welcome. I suspect I will just replace the entire unit.
Im thinkind that must be what’s going on. I looked at the euestations below the handle but can’t unscrew them by hand. I need a strap wrench. There is no other way to get to the screw. I assume the part under the handle unscrews. Not sure.
This is the faucet. It’s a Moan. No luck yet finding a manual/parts diagram.
Or the model number.
I can pull the left/hot handle off completely. It’s just sitting there. Works, but needs fixed.
The handle has ‘gear’ teeth that match the nylon gear in the lower part. in the center of the knob is a machine screw hole for a screw. I believe that a machine screw came up from lower part, through the center of the gear. I think the screw got lose/fell out into the lower part.
Thanks beowolff. I was thinking about a rag and pipe wrench or channel locks. But may pick up a strap wrench when I’m in town.
I’m trying to balance a lot of things. Sink works fine for the moment, but we are having a friend stay for a long weekend at the end of the month. Would be nice if it was fixed, but ahha, we just had a flood from upstairs to downstairs and the place is in disarray at best. I got the plumbing fixed that caused the flood and drywall and flooring that was destroyed torn out. Reconstruction will be while she is here I suppose.
It’s been kinda a shitty few weeks. I think everything is solid at this point (looks around dubiously). Long time friend won’t care about house.
Oh boy yeah. Drain connection to upstairs shower decided to completely fail making quite a mess of things.
This was during my Wifes morning shower. I was in my office in the loft above the upstairs bedroom. She saw the mess when she went downstairs. I asked if this was something I could look at in a few minutes. Ummmm… no.
Ceiling came down on first floor and about 15 gallons of water with it.
Look at the centre of the splines (where it meets the faucet) on the handle…there’s a hole… push into there, the cap will pop out of the handle, and you will find the missing screw under that cap.
