Hi.
I need to remove a kitchen tap, the backnut is 34mm internally (not sure of the external dimensions).
It looks as though the tap was fitted to the granite worktop before the worktop was fitted and whoever fitted it then drilled a hole (that is only slightly larger than the exterior dimensions of the backnut) in the top of the unit directly below the tap.
The only tool that I can see working is a box nut spanner but I have never seen any that large (I don't think that a backnut wrench will fit).
I guess that need to cut the tap off.
Will it be faster to cut the tap from above the worktop or to use my Fein to cut the back nut into 4 sections so that it falls off.
Access from below is a bit tight but I think the blades are long enough to reach up to the underside of the granite.
Thanks in advance.
I need to remove a kitchen tap, the backnut is 34mm internally (not sure of the external dimensions).
It looks as though the tap was fitted to the granite worktop before the worktop was fitted and whoever fitted it then drilled a hole (that is only slightly larger than the exterior dimensions of the backnut) in the top of the unit directly below the tap.
The only tool that I can see working is a box nut spanner but I have never seen any that large (I don't think that a backnut wrench will fit).
I guess that need to cut the tap off.
Will it be faster to cut the tap from above the worktop or to use my Fein to cut the back nut into 4 sections so that it falls off.
Access from below is a bit tight but I think the blades are long enough to reach up to the underside of the granite.
Thanks in advance.