Can you replace a broken plastic sink hose connector?
The plastic quick disconnect connector on a pull-down kitchen sink hose can break and cause a leak. People are unsure whether this specific connector part can be replaced on its own or if the entire faucet needs to be swapped out.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Buying a completely new faucet
- 2Trying to use adhesives like JB Weld
- 3Inserting a heated double-ended brass barb into the plastic
- 4Threading a barb fitting into the plastic
- 5Drilling out the tank to screw in a pipe barb secured with epoxy
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm in a predicament. I assume through the many heating and cooling cycles the plastic nipple on my 2019 ZB Commodore's (I think it's called a Buick Regal in the US? and an Opel Insignia in Europe) coolant expansion tank has become brittle and snapped off.”source ↗
“Tried JB Weld MarineWeld, but it didn't adhere very well and just peeled straight off...”source ↗
“I've got a brand new one on the way for 50 bucks, but it's about two weeks away and I need the car for work.”source ↗
Where this came up
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