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You mean this part?
https://www.granddesignrv.com/owner-...s/detail/51217
(I found this by clicking on the Parts Lookup (External Link) in the Forum header.
It's most likely a standard water tap. You could replace with most anything you want.Mike
2017 Imagine 2800BH pushing a 2019 Ford F150 Platinum
Formerly: 2002 Rockwood Popup
Location: Massachusetts
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Originally posted by Schiefswret View PostYes but I’m asking about replacing only the sprayer end, if that is feasible or not.
I can tell you that when I did the project shown in that linked post, I found it was just as expensive to replace the sprayer as the entire faucet. I had the DW pick out a new faucet. (She was happy!)
HowardLast edited by howson; 03-22-2024, 05:26 PM.Forum moderators are not GD employees--we are volunteers and owners presumably just like yourself. Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, we have nothing to gain should you choose to purchase a product or engage a service we discuss on this forum.
Howard & Francine
2017 Ford F-350 DRW, '19 315RLTSPlus
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Originally posted by Schiefswret View PostHey thanks Howard, appreciate you responding. I’m thinking that what your DW said is the way to go so I guess we are going shopping. Tks again.
I took the sprayer head to Lowes and discovered a replacement is nearly $40. Shoot--for $100 I can get a brand new, just-what-the-wife-wants residential model. Of course I grab the bright shiny chrome version only to discover when I get home I need the brushed aluminum one. Back to Lowes.
Round two. I get the new faucet installed in the countertop and...nothing connects together. There's a 1/2"(?) plastic nut on the camper and a 3/8"(?) nut on the faucet's water lines. Houston, we have a problem. Back to Lowes.
Round three. I get shutoff valves (also something the DW wanted) with nipple adapters. Yea, this should be easy! Get it together and it leaks like a son-of-a-gun. I take it back apart and then notice the threaded nipple provided with the shutoff valve has tapered threads on one side and straight threads on the other. Naturally, both the faucet and the water lines need tapered threads. Off to the local plumbing supply store.
I also found where Cate&Rob first told me about these threads and when to use tape (I'd forgotten): Tapered threads are "pipe" threads and seal by the friction fit getting tighter as the parts are assembled. Sometimes teflon tape helps these but won't do anything for the straight threads.
What I'd do now (since I now know how to work with pex) is replace the OEM's connectors on the water lines with connectors that will connect to the residential faucet without all the adapters. You might consider installing the shutoffs while you're doing this work, too. Convenient to have them under the sink.
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2017 Ford F-350 DRW, '19 315RLTSPlus
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Originally posted by howson View PostWhat I'd do now (since I now know how to work with pex) is replace the OEM's connectors on the water lines with connectors that will connect to the residential faucet without all the adapters. You might consider installing the shutoffs while you're doing this work, too. Convenient to have them under the sink.Jerry and Kelly Powell, with Halo, Nash, Reid, Cleo, Rosie, and the two newest additions Shaggy and Bella..
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2020 Solitude 390RK-R
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Originally posted by howson View PostSomething else I remembered--the plumbing parts didn't align properly. From that project long ago...Last edited by howson; 02-19-2021, 01:32 PM.Dave and Sue
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