This legitimately saved my faucet upgrade project! I had 3 of these stupid things stuck like they were holding the earth together. I didn’t have a 3/8 bit but I made a bunch of holes in each one with my 1/4 bit and somehow that freed them up to unscrew off!! Thank you!!!!!
I'm an 85lb Elder & I'm happy to report both methods worked for me. I used your method for the plastic nuts on the toilet, but resorted to the (yes, I had PVC laying around) PVC method for the plastic nuts on the kitchen sink. At the back of the sink with little room, the length of the PVC help immensely with the leverage. And the RIDGID was even to wide to fit, that's how close it was.
Great brute force tip, and pretty much guaranteed success. Another option to try if the tabs are intact, is tapping on them with a flat head screw driver and hammer. Mine would not move at all, but the tapping trick got both of them going so I could finish removing them by hand !
You just saved my sanity. I was getting so mad and knew there had to be a better way. Why I never thought to bust out the power tools, I’ll never know. I was going to use the drill like you did and I also had a Rockwell Oscillating Tool. Voila! That worked like a charm! I wasn’t thinking it didn’t matter if I damaged anything - I was replacing it all anyway! Thanks again!
Wow THANK YOU for this video! You're a life saver, I was stuck trying to turn mine for an hour and didn't know what to do, quickly searched on RUclips and immediately found this. Worked right away!
Thank you for this video. Had two plastic nuts that would not budge. Basin wrench broke the fins but didn't get the nuts to turn. Hair dryer and pliers didn't work etc. Got the 3/8" drill bit and said a little prayer and within 20 seconds the first one cracked and popped off. The next one took about 40 seconds and that one was off. Incredible. You saved me hours I am guessing with your simple and common sense method.
@@theresesingleterry1611 absolutely! Happy to help! Brute force almost always does the trick, and it's perfectly fine when you're not planning on keeping the stuff anyways! Lol
Thank you, thank you, thank you, you saved me from buying a new vanity top. When I saw you cutting them I ran, picked up my dremel with a metal blade ( mine were metal ) took me a bit, they were so corroded, but finally they came out. I spent all afternoon yesterday. Today 15 min. and done. Thank for the great idea and sharing it.
So many videos out there but YOURS did the trick. I lay there under the sink for 30 minutes trying to figure out how I was going to get those stupid plastic nuts off. I tried channel locks, hammer, and then I watched your video. The drill busted the crap out of the plastic nut. Thanks
Praise God, it worked!! We tried all sorts of things for over an hour and this worked in about 2 minutes (plus the time to watch the video). Thanks for posting!
Thanks man. I have a basin wrench. It worked on one nut but bent the tabs on the other one. your tip saved me lot of money, time and effort. Thanks a lot
You are GREAT!!!!! I spent 2 hours trying to remove those nuts!!!!! I tried everything under the sun!!!!! Then I watched you video!!! Thank you!!!!! Now my wife wont be pissed when she gets Home
Thank you! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been working on getting one of the nuts unstuck. A couple of the knobs broke using one basin wrench so I went and bought the more expensive one which just broke off the other 2 knobs. I had just admitted defeat and was about to give up then God said YT it. So I did and found you. I can’t tell you how good it felt to drill holes into that damn thing and then break it apart! Thank you so much for sharing! Appreciate you!
Hahaha. YES!!!!! That's exactly how it usually goes! (For me anyways). I'm so glad that you found this, and so glad it helped you out. And yes, I know how wonderful It felt sooo good to break those things apart, it's incredibly satisfying to destroy what's just "defeated" you
those super easy to install but impossible to uninstall design is just irresponsible, they lure you to their product then what happens after is none of their problem. hand tightened but requires 30 oxen and an elephant to remove.
Thank you so much, I even have one of those fancy sink wrenches, it busted off all of the plastic tabs, didn't budge it, watched your video and five minutes later had it off. Wished I would have watched it half an hour earlier, would have saved me a lot of frustration!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I am a beginner at maintenance tasks and learning as I go along. I was trying to change a toilet seat and the plastic nuts were not moveable at all and the metal bolts were rusted. WD-40 did nothing. I was only able to loosen them enough to make the old toilet seat very wiggly. This did the trick and I successfully completed the job!
Thank you! Watching this made me go back and look in the box of my new faucet and find the NEW basin nuts. I can destroy the old ones without worry now :)
Great idea! I remember using a torch to melt them off, but the dripping burning bits o' plastic weren't nice to deal with. Your solution is far saner. Anything that cuts through them is brilliant. I might even use my oscillating multitool. I'm contemplating replacing my kitchen sink faucet so that's why I searched this to get my strategy ironed out before I tackle it. Thanks!
Thx my man for posting this video. That drill trick worked. Damn plumbers putty had those babies on there. Took a while and cursed my plumber who installed the faucet 20 years ago, but I finally got them off. God bless.
Yes. I am trying to replace a faucet older than I am, and it’s either falling to pieces or not budging. I have one of these left to do before I can finally remove the decrepit old thing. Thank you for this!
Best of luck. A flat head screwdriver (preferably bigger) will help you pry and chisel. It's not a fun job but this makes it at least possible. It's worth it in the end
I did happen to have a piece of pvc pipe laying around. I made those tiny notches in the PVC just like you showed in the video. Worked like a charm. Wow did you save me from a lot of stress.
Thank you and thank you! Saved me sanity and $$$. I was giving up on replacing the faucet because of this same issue. I spent $20 for that red faucet tool kit. It did not work. It stripped the plastic nut. I know this drill method will work. Thank you. I was going to replace the counter with the sink but won't for now.
Man, THANK YOU! I've been cussing these things all morning. Followed your tip and pow. Done and dusted. I'm gonna have a Saturday afternoon off now. Thanks again.
Thank you for this! I could not get those things off to save my life and had actually put in a work order for a plumber when I found this video. The first one drilled out easily, the second one took alot more drilling and was almost plastic pulp when it finally started to move but I got those sucker off. Thanks for posting, you saved me the cost of the plumber!
Worked great! I didn't have to drill too much. I drilled the holes right next to the threads. One hole drilled on each nut and the loosened up and I unscrewed them. Thank you!
I used a flathead, penetrating oil, a rubber mallet, and probably a few months off the remaining life of my shoulder socket trying to get this loose. Thank you for this - popped the sucker off and replaced it for $1.50 at Home Depot.
They paid someone with more skill or will power. Still happens to this day, but why throw money away right? Congrats on your assumed successful project!
amazing done in 2 minutes. Was able to use this technique for the left one. The right one had to use a screw driver and a hammer to do the same thing because of the limited space.
ATTENTION. I watched this video about 15 minutes ago. Went and got my drill and a 3/8 bit and goggles. I am back and the job is DONE!!! Just don’t forget the goggles because the plastic will get everywhere. Thank you. You saved me time and money.
Thank you. I cut mine out with an oscillating multi tool when the drill bit didn’t work so well. Even with the cutter, it took a lot more than 5 minutes for each of the two.
Thank you so much! It is such an easy job to do it really sucks to hire someone just because those darn things are stuck on! I wasn't aware of the tool but drilling is an excellent solution!! I can do this!!
Thank you for this video... Gave me hope that I could manage the situation... I tried the drill but it was slipery... I used a Cautín to melt the plástico and it worked 😊
Good solution if you can't get the tool. But having just bought it for 15 bucks at my local hardware store, it's totally worth it, even if infrequently used. Makes the job so much easier.
this is what worked for me I bought one of those basin nut tools and it was just rusted on too tight. nice part is installing the new facet took like 5 minutes once the old one was out.
Best of luck, best thing to do is not to be too cautious. Chances are you are throwing away the spout.... So the threaded pipes don't matter either! Drill away!
Ahhh. Thank you for this!!! I'm on my third faucet replacement between kitchen and bathroom and every time there's one that seems to be fused to the faucet and won't move. I ran out of ideas but will definitely try this tomorrow!!
This legitimately saved my faucet upgrade project! I had 3 of these stupid things stuck like they were holding the earth together. I didn’t have a 3/8 bit but I made a bunch of holes in each one with my 1/4 bit and somehow that freed them up to unscrew off!! Thank you!!!!!
Glad I could help!
"Like they were holding the earth together" 😭 saammmeee
As soon as you said "if you're like me...I need to get this done" I knew I was in the right place! Thanks!
freaking genius spent 45 minutes trying to loosen that broken sob and watched your video done in less than 5 minutes
Thanks a million
Bless you brother. After 2 hours of working you saved my sanity.
Glad it helped! That can be a beast of a job, getting to destroy it with brute force is half the fun 😂
I'm an 85lb Elder & I'm happy to report both methods worked for me. I used your method for the plastic nuts on the toilet, but resorted to the (yes, I had PVC laying around) PVC method for the plastic nuts on the kitchen sink. At the back of the sink with little room, the length of the PVC help immensely with the leverage. And the RIDGID was even to wide to fit, that's how close it was.
Thank you so much! I am a 62 year old DIY’er and was struggling painfully for over one hour trying to get them off until I found your video.
Saved me so much time. Had a basin wrench and it broke off the tabs. This process allowed me to remove the nut in minutes. Thank you.
Genius! After wrestling with two frozen basin nuts for a half an hour I tried this trick and had them off in about 5 minutes. Thanks for sharing!
You're very welcome! Glad I could help
Great brute force tip, and pretty much guaranteed success.
Another option to try if the tabs are intact, is tapping on them with a flat head screw driver and hammer.
Mine would not move at all, but the tapping trick got both of them going so I could finish removing them by hand !
You just saved my sanity. I was getting so mad and knew there had to be a better way. Why I never thought to bust out the power tools, I’ll never know.
I was going to use the drill like you did and I also had a Rockwell Oscillating Tool. Voila! That worked like a charm!
I wasn’t thinking it didn’t matter if I damaged anything - I was replacing it all anyway!
Thanks again!
Thank you so much. I will give it a try. Also, I love that you talk very slowly and clear. Great video.
Thank you very much, glad to help!
Wow THANK YOU for this video! You're a life saver, I was stuck trying to turn mine for an hour and didn't know what to do, quickly searched on RUclips and immediately found this. Worked right away!
Glad it worked out for you!
Nice one fella, you saved my 6-Nations weekend. Tried all sorts to remove a stubborn plastic nut, but the drilling worked a treat. Thanks
Thank you for this video. Had two plastic nuts that would not budge. Basin wrench broke the fins but didn't get the nuts to turn. Hair dryer and pliers didn't work etc. Got the 3/8" drill bit and said a little prayer and within 20 seconds the first one cracked and popped off. The next one took about 40 seconds and that one was off. Incredible. You saved me hours I am guessing with your simple and common sense method.
This solution works on metal basin nuts as well. It took longer but it works. Thank you for the great tip!
@@theresesingleterry1611 absolutely! Happy to help! Brute force almost always does the trick, and it's perfectly fine when you're not planning on keeping the stuff anyways! Lol
Thank you, thank you, thank you, you saved me from buying a new vanity top. When I saw you cutting them I ran, picked up my dremel with a metal blade ( mine were metal ) took me a bit, they were so corroded, but finally they came out. I spent all afternoon yesterday. Today 15 min. and done. Thank for the great idea and sharing it.
You are very very welcome
I did not think of this! 2 hours to get off one side, 10 minutes with your method for the other one! Thanks for posting this 🙂
That's exactly why I did, they can be so incredibly frustrating. Happy to be able to help out!
So many videos out there but YOURS did the trick. I lay there under the sink for 30 minutes trying to figure out how I was going to get those stupid plastic nuts off. I tried channel locks, hammer, and then I watched your video. The drill busted the crap out of the plastic nut. Thanks
Praise God, it worked!! We tried all sorts of things for over an hour and this worked in about 2 minutes (plus the time to watch the video). Thanks for posting!
This totally worked and saved me so much time and money. Best part is that all you need was a drill which most of us have. Thanks!!
Thanks man. I have a basin wrench. It worked on one nut but bent the tabs on the other one. your tip saved me lot of money, time and effort. Thanks a lot
You are GREAT!!!!! I spent 2 hours trying to remove those nuts!!!!! I tried everything under the sun!!!!! Then I watched you video!!! Thank you!!!!! Now my wife wont be pissed when she gets Home
Always good to avoid giving the Mrs. a reason to be upset. 👍
Wow! I am struggling so much with these plastic basin nuts..... first video I find and running for my drill. THANK YOU!
Holy cow. I've been struggling to get these off and with your method they came out in a couple of minutes. Thank you!
Thank you! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been working on getting one of the nuts unstuck. A couple of the knobs broke using one basin wrench so I went and bought the more expensive one which just broke off the other 2 knobs. I had just admitted defeat and was about to give up then God said YT it. So I did and found you. I can’t tell you how good it felt to drill holes into that damn thing and then break it apart! Thank you so much for sharing! Appreciate you!
Hahaha. YES!!!!! That's exactly how it usually goes! (For me anyways). I'm so glad that you found this, and so glad it helped you out. And yes, I know how wonderful It felt sooo good to break those things apart, it's incredibly satisfying to destroy what's just "defeated" you
OMG! I'm so glad I found this video! I was just about to call a plumber.. but I had a 3/8 bit and a drill and it got the job done! THANK YOU!
You're very welcome
those super easy to install but impossible to uninstall design is just irresponsible, they lure you to their product then what happens after is none of their problem. hand tightened but requires 30 oxen and an elephant to remove.
Couldn't have said it better
Thank you so much, I even have one of those fancy sink wrenches, it busted off all of the plastic tabs, didn't budge it, watched your video and five minutes later had it off. Wished I would have watched it half an hour earlier, would have saved me a lot of frustration!
I know the feeling all too well. Happy to have helped!
Thanks for the tip. I just did it today on my kitchen faucet ! It worked just like yours. Thanks again !
Awesome, glad to help!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I am a beginner at maintenance tasks and learning as I go along. I was trying to change a toilet seat and the plastic nuts were not moveable at all and the metal bolts were rusted. WD-40 did nothing. I was only able to loosen them enough to make the old toilet seat very wiggly. This did the trick and I successfully completed the job!
I know this is an old comment but I tried suggestion and it worked 😊 Thank you so much
Thank you! Watching this made me go back and look in the box of my new faucet and find the NEW basin nuts. I can destroy the old ones without worry now :)
Hurt my hands and my back after 40 minutes of struggling before i went "Yeah, no. Im breaking this off." Thank you for the tip!!!
Great idea! I remember using a torch to melt them off, but the dripping burning bits o' plastic weren't nice to deal with. Your solution is far saner. Anything that cuts through them is brilliant. I might even use my oscillating multitool. I'm contemplating replacing my kitchen sink faucet so that's why I searched this to get my strategy ironed out before I tackle it. Thanks!
I tried with the multitool but 5 seconds into it, I realized how dangerous it is since there's no way of stopping it if if slips out your hands.
This worked like a charm!!!! Stuck basin nut came off in minutes, thank you sir!!!
You're very welcome!
Dude! You were a life saver! I tried the drill bit & they broke off easily! Thank you!
Now my wife thinks I'm the man for installing new faucets!😂😂
You're very welcome! And heck, the way I see it... Your wife is correct! Guaranteed you'll have the next one whooped in no time with this little trick
Thx my man for posting this video. That drill trick worked. Damn plumbers putty had those babies on there. Took a while and cursed my plumber who installed the faucet 20 years ago, but I finally got them off. God bless.
@@gcdiver Amen to that! Glad I could help, nothing better than whooping a "shouldn't take this dang long / be this hard” kinda job.
Yes. I am trying to replace a faucet older than I am, and it’s either falling to pieces or not budging. I have one of these left to do before I can finally remove the decrepit old thing. Thank you for this!
Best of luck. A flat head screwdriver (preferably bigger) will help you pry and chisel. It's not a fun job but this makes it at least possible. It's worth it in the end
I did happen to have a piece of pvc pipe laying around. I made those tiny notches in the PVC just like you showed in the video. Worked like a charm. Wow did you save me from a lot of stress.
Same here. Saw that makeshift PVC setup in the video and less than 30 min later I'm all set.
This worked like a charm, thank you!! And fun fact, I was taking out and putting in the exact same faucets you that you were.
Glad to help!
Wow. Took it out using a drill in a min. Already worked over one hour on that 45-year-old nut without success. Thanks so much!
This saved me so much time and a headache. Mine was sealed in place. I thought it was just corrosion at first. Thank you for sharing this!
Great advice. Spent 2 hours tearing the plastic tabs! Wish I'd found your vid sooner!
Thank you and thank you! Saved me sanity and $$$. I was giving up on replacing the faucet because of this same issue. I spent $20 for that red faucet tool kit. It did not work. It stripped the plastic nut. I know this drill method will work. Thank you. I was going to replace the counter with the sink but won't for now.
Thank you so much for the idea. It worked and it saved me a trip 25 mile trip to buy the tool. Thanks again!
Man, THANK YOU! I've been cussing these things all morning. Followed your tip and pow. Done and dusted. I'm gonna have a Saturday afternoon off now. Thanks again.
Thank you so much! Totally worked. Drilled out the crazy "hand tighten" nut.
Lol, right. Glad to help
Thanks for the tip! I was in a panic bc I had already used the basin wrench... only to break the tabs off!
Anytime! Glad I could help!
Me too.
This is why I like these forums.
They give you some hope.
It's Sunday night. Home Depot is closed. Exact same situation! Thanks a million for this video.
You are very welcome!
Thank you for this! I could not get those things off to save my life and had actually put in a work order for a plumber when I found this video. The first one drilled out easily, the second one took alot more drilling and was almost plastic pulp when it finally started to move but I got those sucker off. Thanks for posting, you saved me the cost of the plumber!
Awesome! Glad I could help!
Worked great! I didn't have to drill too much. I drilled the holes right next to the threads. One hole drilled on each nut and the loosened up and I unscrewed them. Thank you!
I used a flathead, penetrating oil, a rubber mallet, and probably a few months off the remaining life of my shoulder socket trying to get this loose. Thank you for this - popped the sucker off and replaced it for $1.50 at Home Depot.
@@user-iz2ik3gh2n no kidding. They can be absolutely AWFUL to deal with. Glad to have helped
Omg this video just saved my sanity THANK YOU
You're very welcome, Happy to have helped!
Thank you. I was trying all sorts of over-engineered tricks to get this stupid plastic nut off. Turns out the best way is to break it!
Dude! Thanks! The hardware store is closed, and I didn't want to spend the 20 bucks on something I was gonna use one time! Thanks!
Glad I could help!
You are seriously my hero today. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Honest to goodness. I just redid my bathroom sink faucet, thank you for the help. I still don't know how folks fit under the sinks..
I've got one of those plastic basin wrenches. And the little tabs on the basin nuts snapped off immediately.
Thank you. A good solution not needing many tools. It helped me.
Very helpful video, it worked to get off a nasty old faucet bolt! Thank you
Thank you I was working on 4 facets and the last one decided to give me this problem it was frustrating, thank you for the save
You're very welcome
Thank you SO much for this video! It saved our faucet replacement DIY!!!!
Happy to help!
Ive been at this for over a week…. It will get done today!!!
Brute force works great！Use anything you've got
Thank you sir, much appreciated. Drill bit kept slipping, multi tool with a blade finished the job.
Thanks for the tip. I was struggling the remove these things, and this did the trick.
Glad it helped!
Oh my god thank you SO MUCH.
Thinking outside the box really pays off!!
How the hell did people do projects like this before RUclips???
They paid someone with more skill or will power. Still happens to this day, but why throw money away right? Congrats on your assumed successful project!
@@Teratoma-T I just got the first nut off in under a minute after over half an hour of trying my own ideas!
thank you sir. you have given the solution to my problem. I have been stuck for a few days
You're very welcome, glad to help!
amazing done in 2 minutes. Was able to use this technique for the left one. The right one had to use a screw driver and a hammer to do the same thing because of the limited space.
ATTENTION. I watched this video about 15 minutes ago. Went and got my drill and a 3/8 bit and goggles. I am back and the job is DONE!!! Just don’t forget the goggles because the plastic will get everywhere. Thank you. You saved me time and money.
You are Very welcome!
Just saw this, had to try it and it did the trick!!! You’re the best! Thank you!!
You're very welcome!! Glad to help
Brilliant!!! Thank you so much. This saved me and was far more fun! Both of mine shattered…it was great 🙂
Thank you. I cut mine out with an oscillating multi tool when the drill bit didn’t work so well. Even with the cutter, it took a lot more than 5 minutes for each of the two.
Unbelievably, incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! It is such an easy job to do it really sucks to hire someone just because those darn things are stuck on! I wasn't aware of the tool but drilling is an excellent solution!! I can do this!!
Thank you so much! It worked for us. We wanted to finish today. It's Sunday afternoon.
Worked like a charm.
Dude. You saved my life today with this! Thanks for the tip. Mine were stuck in and I broke a tab!😫😫😫
This did the trick though!
You're very welcome!
Thank you for this video... Gave me hope that I could manage the situation... I tried the drill but it was slipery... I used a Cautín to melt the plástico and it worked 😊
Awesome, yes you are always more powerful than we believe. Sometines we just need a little push or fresh idea and its amazing whatvwe can achieve!
Omg you are a lifesaver!
Im the only one that can squeeze into our cabinets and I swear they glued these pieces of crap to the sink!
Yes, over time they get rather stuck. Glad I could help!
This saved my project! I am victorious now’
Awesome!!! Glad it helped you!
Good solution if you can't get the tool. But having just bought it for 15 bucks at my local hardware store, it's totally worth it, even if infrequently used. Makes the job so much easier.
It is, so long as the tabs don't t break off like many older ones will, then it becomes useless
Thank you. I was going to get my torch and melt them then pry them off. You may have kept me from burning my house down.
Good call. Glad to be able to help
Totally just used this and it worked like a charm. Only, it took quite a few more holes. Thanks!
Glad to help!
This video was a lifesaver! Thanks bro!
Thanks for the video. It helped me out when I came up on a problem like this..Rock on.
Thank you bro. This is the only youtube.. that broke it down like this 🤧 😪 lol. Thanks
Thank you so much. worked like a charm! Nearly called the plumber probably only to see him do it. lol
Great job! Glad to have helped!
Thank you for this video! Almost ripped the whole sink out.
this is what worked for me I bought one of those basin nut tools and it was just rusted on too tight. nice part is installing the new facet took like 5 minutes once the old one was out.
Thank you so much! Both of mine on my kitchen sink were stuck and couldn’t even get them off with my wrench
Me watching this late on a Sunday while the kids are in bed and nothing works!! I am trying this!
Best of luck, best thing to do is not to be too cautious. Chances are you are throwing away the spout.... So the threaded pipes don't matter either! Drill away!
Fantastic TIP - best on the internet !
Glad to help
Ahhh. Thank you for this!!! I'm on my third faucet replacement between kitchen and bathroom and every time there's one that seems to be fused to the faucet and won't move. I ran out of ideas but will definitely try this tomorrow!!
Best of luck to you. Any size bit in a pinch, an Oscillating tool, perhaps a dremel or anything similar will work.
I owe this guy a beer.
@@AllanRuddy Deal! Glad I could help!
Thanks a million for posting this!
Same thing just happened to me. Getting my drill! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Bless you for this video lol I cant believe I didn’t think of this immediately after nothing happened law was working. Thanks a ton!!
You're very welcome
just saw this video used it saved me time and money thank you for the advice
Awesome! Glad to hear it
Thank you. Saved me a lot of time.
Thank you for showing me the easy way.
You're very welcome!
Exactly what I needed - Thank you.
Very glad to help