Hi all,
Trying to do some very basic bathroom faucet repair. The classic "dripping faucet." I'm slightly above rookie level when it comes to plumbing stuff. The internet showed me enough to take off the handle in the hopes of getting at the cartridge. But when I took off the handle, here's what I see:
I presume that I need to take off this nut in order to get at the cartridge. However, the nut is so tight, I can't budge it. Or at least, I'm worried something bad is going to happen if I put any more elbow grease into it. I've tried hard enough that the whole faucet began to shift in place.
Is there a reasonable way to loosen this, or should I just be considering a new faucet at this point?
Thanks in advance!
Trying to do some very basic bathroom faucet repair. The classic "dripping faucet." I'm slightly above rookie level when it comes to plumbing stuff. The internet showed me enough to take off the handle in the hopes of getting at the cartridge. But when I took off the handle, here's what I see:
I presume that I need to take off this nut in order to get at the cartridge. However, the nut is so tight, I can't budge it. Or at least, I'm worried something bad is going to happen if I put any more elbow grease into it. I've tried hard enough that the whole faucet began to shift in place.
Is there a reasonable way to loosen this, or should I just be considering a new faucet at this point?
Thanks in advance!