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Installing Moen Faucets in the Bathroom Vanity

Carlos Leuchtmann of Blue Ridge Plumbing joins Bob to install the Moen Kingsley faucet and handles. Leuchtmann begins with the quick-connect lock tab to install the hose lines to the faucet system from underneath. The quick-connect ends make installation easy since all you do is push and connect. Each connection seals itself. The hose provided with the system leaves plenty of play for the location of the handles. Once connected, the vanity top and undermount sink are set on the vanity and readied for the hookup. The faucet is a press-on design that screws on from the top with an Allen wrench that comes with the faucet. The fixture is easy to install and to change, a feature that favors the replacement market. The handles just twist on. As the fittings have already been set by Leuchtmann according to the homeowners' wishes, he needs only screw them on. Before installing faucet handles, Leuchtmann always checks with customers to see whether they prefer their handles straight or angled.

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Installing Moen Faucets in the Bathroom Vanity

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" All right we're back with Carlos our plumber who is connecting the the lavatory faucets. What did you just do it. That's like a quick connect it's this is the lock tab it's very easy for any homeowner yeah just push it right on and it seals itself as just itself. This is Moen's Kingsley. And there's so much slack in here that you technically can locate. The faucets anywhere you want along you can get any spread and you want on that any variation you want him. Good so it looks to me like you're almost ready to put it back yet as easy here the cabinet top is off so we trimmed. Did the rough part ahead of time so it's really easy to do the rest later all right can I help you get the that the -- by Israel and over here Erica okay. -- group Israel. My hand -- first. Just drops right in Kevin encouraged -- nice job. Up here last week thing I don't know fitted in perfectly. Comes with -- tracks and it -- what's next. Well let's do this about reverse this literally a simple idea they have here works well. Where is it presses on it. You know -- and and it screws are from the top actually -- old kitchen. So that they really thought about. The replacement market since making it an easy installation -- and it really is this is really nice. And then. Handles just. Twist on what we've we have them. Sent. -- that handles were straight or curved whatever way it. Homeowner wants. ICC you have the option of setting them so that there at an angle temperature they're straight yeah they usually ask people who and when you like it curved which -- like a lot of people like it's straight and it's really easy to do either way. -- All right sir that is wonderful just a couple more. Touches left to do in here. And we'll have a working lavatory thank you."

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