Fix kitchen faucet with glued joint

[noone70]

Yes, our kitchen supplier and their contact for faucets said there were no rigid faucets (we wanted to match what we had before or have black). They had no suggestions for that. So I thought there must be something wrong, otherwise, everyone would have the same problem. So I called Tapwell and asked if you can't use their bathroom taps for a small narrow sink in a kitchen island. Yes, they said, that's what we usually do. I almost felt like tipping off HTH, from whom we bought the kitchen, since they couldn't figure it out themselves, even though they had a representative from Tapwell to talk to...

So it became a washbasin mixer from Tapwell (I think it was called EVO) and it fit perfectly with our sink in the kitchen island.

But what about all the extra costs?
We are left here with 2 more or less worthless faucets + the cost to replace them.

 

[BirgitS]

But what happened with all the additional costs?
We are here with 2 more or less worthless mixers + the cost of replacing them

Since the mixers cannot be used in Sweden, except in very rare cases, it was wrong to sell them to you and therefore they should be replaced at no cost to you. That's my assessment.

 

[atomlab]

How does the regulation work when you have a pull-out sprayer either out of the faucet or separately.

 

[noone70]

How does the regulation work when you have a pull-out spray either out of the mixer or separate.

From the image in the flow, it's how much the spout itself can swing that determines

 

[BirgitS]

How does the regulation work when you have an extendable spout either from the mixer or separately.

The rules are meant to prevent accidents, for example, accidentally knocking the mixer while washing, but if you're holding the spout with your hand, you're expected to be aware of what you're doing with your hand. It's the same with some bathroom rules for electricity; they're meant to prevent mistakes but it's not impossible to use a hairdryer in the bathtub if you plug it in with an extension cord, for example.

 

[Elin Kamel]

But what happened with all the extra costs?
We are here with 2 more or less worthless mixers + the cost of replacing them.

We got a new mixer from HTH, which we bought the kitchen from, since it was they who missed that the one we first had would not be approved during inspection.
They should have been aware of that when planning our kitchen.

Then we bought the fixed mixer we have now from Tapwell ourselves, and sold the others privately.
I think we installed the new one ourselves as well, everything was prepared, just needed to switch.

So if you bought and planned the kitchen with a kitchen supplier, they should be able to replace it with another one and bear the cost themselves.

 

[noone70]

We got a new mixer from HTH, as we bought the kitchen from them, because they were the ones who missed that the one we initially had would not be approved in inspection. They should have known this when planning our kitchen.

Then we bought the fixed mixer we have now from Tapwell ourselves and sold the other one privately. We installed the new one ourselves, I believe, everything was prepared, just needed to swap it.

So if you have bought and planned the kitchen with a kitchen supplier, they should be able to replace it with another one and bear the cost themselves.

We bought it ourselves from Bygghemma,

 

[Elin Kamel]

Since the mixers are not allowed to be used in Sweden, except in very rare cases, it was wrong to sell them to you and therefore they should be replaced at no cost to you. My assessment.

A 360-degree rotatable mixer is allowed in Sweden, but in a sink that is 15 cm wide, placed 15 cm from the edge of a kitchen island, it is not approved. Therefore, our kitchen supplier had to replace it. Then it is up to the individual kitchen supplier if they want to assist with replacement or not.

We have bought it ourselves from Bygghemma,

If you are the ones who bought the mixer etc., then it is you who will have to buy another one and replace it again. We were lucky that we bought the kitchen and planning from HTH, so they had to replace it with a new mixer.

 

[BirgitS]

A 360-degree swiveling faucet is allowed in Sweden, but in a sink that is 15 cm wide, placed 15 cm from the edge of a kitchen island, it is not approved.

If you look at the picture in post 10, it is not approved there either, and it's a very common solution with two sinks, one of which is large.

 

[Elin Kamel]

If you look at the picture in post 10, it is also not approved there, and it is a very common solution with two sinks, one of which is large.

The inspector did not approve it because it extended over the edge of the kitchen island and there was a power outlet there. If it had been somewhere else, it would have been approved, according to him. But anyway, our problem was solved. It was just so surprising that none of the people I spoke to who sold the kitchen or their supplier for faucets could find a faucet that fit. But maybe they were new on the job, who knows