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| NO easy way to get to it - sorry for the blurriness |
It has been leaking at the base for awhile now. Lately it has been getting progressively worse. Yank it out and repair it, right? Yes, but being a boat, NOTHING is that simple. Access is always a problem and it was a big obstacle on this repair. Tom had to unhook the supply lines and cap them in order to even get to faucet.
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| The right tool makes a ton of difference |
While he was finally able to get it off with the help of a plumbers wrench, we decided an access panel from the backside would definitely be the way to go for any future repairs (my idea thank you very much). Although, hopefully we won't have any future repairs. Yeah right! I will have to check with the Caliber owners group and see if anyone else has cut such a panel and how that worked.
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| The guts of the thing |
Once it was off, nothing was glaringly wrong. However the cartridge for the cold water seems suspect. We will order a new one as well as extra O rings and a few other parts while we are at it...just in case.
For anyone else with this faucet (Grohe #31735 with Arabesk handles) , we used a 2x4 piece of wood and a whack on the base (upside down) to get the handles to pop off.
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| Striped down |
So now we wait until we get the parts in. I did the dishes in a bucket on the dock. Ugh!
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