Kitchen tap internal pipe disconnected with no slack
Internal pipes connected to faucet cartridges often lack any slack once pulled loose, making it nearly impossible to reach behind and reattach them. This leaves you unable to reconnect the plumbing without taking the entire fixture apart or pulling extra line from below the sink.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Kitchen tap internal pipe disconnected with no slack
- 1buying a replacement tapDid this help you?
- 2Replacing old valves and fittings instead of reusing them during the repipe.Did this help you?
- 3Locating and digging up the pipe to inspect the failureDid this help you?
- 4Considering rebuilding the section with a longer vertical or using different materials like FerncosDid this help you?
- 5Looking up installation tutorials on YouTube and buying a wax ring to do it yourselfDid this help you?
- 6Calling the office of the service company to ask about the missing reinstall or request someone to come outDid this help you?
- 7Supporting the pipe with concrete blocksDid this help you?
- 8Putting on a new fernco couplingDid this help you?
- 9Strapping the pipe to the floor joistsDid this help you?
- 10Hiring a professional plumberDid this help you?
- 11Posting photos to online forums to have professionals identify the pipes before proceeding with the remodel.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We had a lot of rain this year and last week ended up with the blockage and failed repair. Had it located and started digging.”source ↗
“How should I repair this? Should I rebuild the same section with a longer vertical? Should I use Ferncos again or something else?”source ↗
“This is pipe coming from toilet. Need advice on how to fix it and with what?”source ↗
“I am planning a replumb of my house. Is it safe to assume these brass fittings are all either 1/2" or 3/4" NPT?”source ↗
“The weird part is they didn’t put it back, and now i’m left to call a plumber for help, as I have no clue how to fix it from here.”source ↗
“I need help, I've tried to clear a drain of hair and In the process the pipe that the siverpart is connected too has shifted and I can't brab it to screw it back in”source ↗
“I don’t have the funds at the moment for a plumber that’s why I’m seeing what I can do”source ↗
“I undid it and pulled.... and out popped this cartridge looking thing.”source ↗
“There is basically no slack on the pipes, so I cant get behind the cartridge thing to reconnect it before putting the end back in”source ↗
“I have 2 sinks in my upstairs bathroom. Both pedestal sinks have drain pipes going into the wall. I assume that's for a vent pipe. But then one of the sinks has an exposed vent as well?”source ↗
“I'm hoping to replace the pedestals with cabinets and this makes things more complicated it seems.”source ↗
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