How to remove Water Ridge kitchen faucet (see description for more details)

The faucet is a Water Ridge kitchen faucet that the previous home owners had purchased from Costco. Unfortunately they did not keep the installation manual so I could not see how it was installed to remove it.

We needed to replace this faucet when we bought the house several years ago. It didn't work correctly and was difficult to swivel.

We had 2 different plumbers look at removing this faucet but they both said they could not. They had never seen this type of faucet. It is not known if they just didn't want to do the job or if they genuinely did not know how. So we lived with it until it finally seized up completely.

I finally found out that there was a set screw down on the side (as shown in the video) and that changed everything.

Remove the set screw using 2.5 mm hex key. Once the set screw is removed jiggle, wiggle, and pull on the faucet until it releases (ours was really seized because of the sediment and corrosion).

Then I unscrewed the TWO hex screws that were revealed until I heard the parts holding the faucet base to the sink fall inside the cabinet beneath. I used a 4 mm hex key to do that.

After disconnecting the hoses from the water supply and the main hose connection the faucet came right out.

I wish I would have figured this out years ago.

[jsheets]

Oh my gosh, thank I was almost in tears trying to remove this thing. Didn’t even see there was a screw on the side.

[UtubeAdviser]

Thank you so much I was killing my back being upside down trying to figure out how to remove it from the bottom. I wish I would have seen this video first lol my back is killing me now but thank you for saving my back and figuring this out thanks to you ❤

[bop]

this video saved my day! I've no freaking idea why Water Bridge chose to use this probably least common way to secure the faucet. thanks for the info!

[ThatOne]

Your written description is so good. Plain English. It's almost like you went to school! Most of the crap I see on the web makes me really worried about the USA

[christopherthompson]

Man thanks for your work you helped me a lot today bro

[abdil]

Thank you I appreciate the video you showed me sometime I didn't know thank you again 👍

[Kriswixx]

Oh man that's super helpful I got to take one out tomorrow and might come out I never even knew there'd be a heck screw there probably would never would have found it I'll throw that in my tool kit I appreciate it man Just in case I did my first bathroom sink today and it looked fantastic I installed a really nice one but I found I didn't bring a couple tools and a couple of the sink tools I did bring were totally useless but at least I had it😅

[eevag.]

Perfect freaking timing! Thanks for this!

[Myersaws]

Alain, ive been wracking my brain for 3hrs wondering how to get this confounded nut unscrewed! I NEVER would have guessed to inspect the screw ON THE TOP

[reluctantfire]

Ive done this but the threads have aa bkack cap that preven the speacialized nuts from coming off and letting the hose through the hole

[cussininthekitchen]

How do I remove one of those hoses?? My supply line is leaking and they’re all jammed inside that thing

[Coffeeismyhappyplace]

Do I need to do that to replace my glacier bay hose sprayer.

[DCTONY]

That's the exact faucet I have it needs to be replaced is it easy?

[kevinsettles]

Do you have to buy a new sink as well

[CowboyBen]

I was literally just working on this and got so frustrated and started just breaking it apart