I need to replace my bathroom sink faucets. Are the the replacement faucets standard sizes?


Big Bad Phil , Wednesday, 4th of August 2010 06:14:20 PM

I need to replace my bathroom sink faucets. Are the the replacement 
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faucets standard sizes? 
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kitty , Thursday, 5th of August 2010 08:14:37 AM

What a bunch of BALONEY  
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Bathroom Faucets come in 2 sizes  
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4'' centers and 8'' centers  
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bugga bugga , Friday, 6th of August 2010 11:17:19 PM

typically you have a 4in spread that would be a one piece unit  
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or you have an 8in spread which means your unit is 3 seperate pieces.  
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figure out which one you have and happy shopping. fyi 8 in is always more  
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expensive.. and harder to install.but on a scale of 1 - 10 i would call  
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it about a 5  
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Cutie Pie , Saturday, 7th of August 2010 04:26:36 AM

I think generally yes. I have had newer and older houses (30  
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years or so) and I have never had a problem just taking it out and going  
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to HD or Lowes and finding the same hole pattern.  
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Sugarplum , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 02:11:40 AM

There are usually only two variables, the hole spacing and the  
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hole diameter.  
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The spacing apart will not be an issue if they are separate taps and  
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usually the two diameters are different for bath and sink.  
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So if you are replacing both sets make sure you have one set of each.  
If the taps are mixer or mono-block make sure the pipes spacing is correct  
on the mixers and the right diameter spigot on the mono-block.  
 
 
 
 
 

Googley Bear , Monday, 9th of August 2010 05:43:00 PM

If you have a standard sink made in the last 30 years, then  
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yes, as most are standard sizes, that is center to center on double  
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faucets and hole size in sink.  
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Call your local plumbing supply house for absolute information. or home  
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supply center such as Lowes, or Home Depot, even the local hardware will  
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have this information.  
 
 
 
 
 

cuddybubble , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 10:49:21 PM

No,  
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If you want to avoid having to refit the plumbing try and find out the  
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make and model of your existing faucets. Then go to the manufacturer is  
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website and look for other options that use the same plumbing connectors.  
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Doing that will save you the hassel of buying something and having to  
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return it.  
 
But if you want to refit the plumbing go for it! then you can get anything  
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Annbelle Lee , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 02:26:00 PM

Generally yes. Unless you have something really old or really  
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expensive, you should be fine.  
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Dipsy , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:16:01 PM

if it is the same style then yes. i mean if your hot and colds  
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are seperate handles then get a new faucet with seperate hot and cold  
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handles. if it is all one piece then stick with styles that are all one  
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piece.  
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