How To Remove Kitchen Faucet Without Basin Wrench

If you’re looking to remove the kitchen faucet but don’t have access to a basin wrench, then you’ll find this tutorial useful.

Every homeowner faces this problem when installing and removing the faucet because the basin wrench is a major and all-in-one tool to install and remove the kitchen faucet.

But if you don’t have a basin wrench at home and not looking to buy a new one for faucet removal, then you can follow these five simple steps.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to remove a kitchen faucet without using a basin wrench.

Let’s get started.

📌 In this guide, you’ll learn:

Things You Need To Remove Kitchen Faucets

Here is the list of some tools and other things you will need to complete the kitchen faucet removal process without having a basin wrench.

  • Channel-lock pliers / Water pump pliers / Adjustable wrench
  • Penetrating oil / Grease
  • Socket wrench / Screwdriver 
  • Towel / Piece of cloth

How To Remove Kitchen Faucet Without Basin Wrench

remove kitchen faucet without basin wrench

In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to remove a kitchen faucet in 5 simple steps without using a basin wrench.

Step 1. Shut off the water supply

Shut off the water supply of your sink before starting the procedure. You will find valves under the sink. If there are separate valves for both cold and hot water, turn them off. And if there is a single valve, turn that valve off.

If you cannot find those valves, you can turn off your home’s main water supply line. But if you don’t turn off the water supply, it will make your whole kitchen messy and flooded, which will become the cause to stop the faucet removal procedure.

Step 2. Turn on the faucet

Now, turn on the faucet to clear the remaining air pressure and water, which will make your next steps difficult if you don’t remove air pressure.

Let the water bubbles and air come out for at least 15-20 minutes, and then move ahead towards the next step.

Step 3. Disconnect water supply lines

Disconnecting the water supply lines is the first step toward removing the kitchen faucet without a basin wrench. I have selected three tools to disconnect water supply lines (Channel-lock pliers / Water pump pliers / Adjustable wrench); you can use one readily available for you.

Now go inside the sink and disconnect both hot and cold water supply lines with the tool’s help. I would suggest you use gentle pressure to disconnect water supply lines. Otherwise, you can damage the valves or supply lines.

Step 4. Remove nuts and screws

Now it’s time to remove the mounting nuts and screws which hold the faucet. First of all, go under the sink and locate the nuts or screws used to tighten the spigot. If there is mineral buildup or rust on the nuts or screws, you have to use some grease or also penetrating oil and wait for at least 10-15 minutes.

After 10-15 minutes, use a socket wrench to remove the nut, and also if there is a screw holding the faucet, use a screwdriver to remove the screw.

Step 5. Disconnect and remove a hose

After removing nuts and screws, it’s time to disconnect a hose from the sink. Use a towel or a piece of cloth to remove the hose from the sink because the hose will be messy and also dirty.

Relevant read: Learn how to tighten a single-handle kitchen faucet in 7 easy steps

Final Words

You can remove and also install a faucet without a basin wrench, but it will take more time and more effort as compared to removing with a basin wrench.

But as you have read above, it is not a very difficult task, and you can remove the faucet without a basin wrench by following this step-by-step guide. I hope this guide, ‘how to remove kitchen faucet without basin wrench,’ will help you a lot. Good luck!

FAQs

1. How do you loosen the nut under the sink faucet?

Go down under the sink and locate the nuts holding the faucet with the sink. Now use an adjustable wrench or also needle nose vice grips to loosen the nut under the sink.

2. What tools do I need to remove a kitchen faucet?

Here is the list of some tools you need to remove the kitchen faucet.
– Channel-lock pliers / Water pump pliers / Adjustable wrench
– Penetrating oil / Grease
– Also Socket wrench / Screwdriver
– Towel / Piece of cloth

3. What are basin wrench alternatives?

Here is the list of some basin wrench alternatives:
– Adjustable wrench
– Needle nose vice grips
– Channel-lock pliers 
– Water pump pliers