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That old kitchen faucet finally gave out and left me scrambling
Wednesday morning my 20 year old Delta kitchen faucet started spraying water everywhere from a crack in the handle base. By noon the cabinet underneath was soaked and I had a puddle spreading across the linoleum. I shut off the supply valves and ran to Home Depot for a replacement, but the new one didn't fit the existing holes. Ended up having to drill new holes in the granite countertop which took 3 hours and a diamond bit. Anyone else run into trouble swapping out old plumbing fixtures that aren't standard sizes anymore?
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grace_allen6d ago
Nothing's built to last anymore. That's the real joke here. They change the specs every few years just to keep you buying new everything.
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lane.cameron5d ago
@grace_allen nailed it, read a study saying companies change thread sizes every 5 years to force replacements.
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