Our house was built in 1992. The faucet is old and needs to be replaced. At one point we had purchased a Moen faucet, but the new faucet had like rigid pipe connections whereas the old one has what appears to be soft copper much smaller pipe connections. Im just wondering if this is something that is not easily done. Do they still sell the faucets with the soft copper lines? Or do we need a plumber to do this?
If your asking this question... Get a plumber. It'll cost you allot less now than if you do it yourself and the line leaks or breaks when your not around. They can usually do it for around a hundred dollars or less..
it is easy. get a plumbing basics book, from the library, friend or buy one. if the connections are screw on you will easily find replacements connections that go from the the shut-off valves to the new faucet , otherwise some basic plumbing will be needed.
It is not too tough depending on your skills. You will need a basin wrench. You will have to disconnect the supply lines (both hot and cold) and remove the two nuts holding the old faucet in place. Next you need to install the new faucet which is sometimes a two man job, one to hold the faucet straight and the other to tighten the nuts. I suggest you replace your supply lines with flexible lines. Last but not least you will need to hook up the stopper rod that open and closes the stopper in the sink. Well that is how it is done. I figure you can now decide if you want to tackle the job. Good Luck!
if your sink has shut off valves on it . you will be ok simply remove all the plumbing from shut off valve to sink . in replacement use specially designed sink supply tubes that are chrome and flexible it will be a snap and no plumber needed . not the solid looking chrome these are supply lines that are corrugated stainless wrapped around a pipe
