Ah, so you didn't have as much luck with the built-in ferrule...I got a couple drips the first time I fastened it, but I tightened it and it was just fine. If your pipe is 9 mm, then you definitely need the ferrule to plug up that extra 0.5mm. I don't know what size my pipe is, and the only way to really find out would be to get under the sink and measure it with a caliper, which I don't have.
bobtins, thanks for the tips. I just had the bathroom remodeled and could use your helpful instructions! The guy installed once and had no leaking problem so far! thank you all. I had the enskar installed with the
hollviken
sink, no cabinet under, only vattern on the side. I will try to post pictures later on.
I bought the
HOLLVIKEN
sink with the ENSKAR faucet. Like others have described here, the faucet came with European style steel tube water intakes, rather than the 1/2" threaded American style. I spent some time talking to plumbing "experts" at Home Depot and Lowe's who ultimately recommended returning the faucet.
I called my local IKEA store and after spending 25 min on hold (ugh!) I spent another 25 min talking to a very helpful person. She didn't know anything about plumbing, but she contacted everyone in the store she could think of. I came away with two pieces of information:
After researching, she said they no longer make an American-connector-style faucet. She gave the excuse/reason/justification that it was required in order to keep their costs down. But if this is true, then it's ridiculous that they wouldn't sell a simple plumbing adapter. Otherwise, their plumbing products are essentially useless in the USA.
The consensus amonst the "knowledgeable" employees was that the magic fix was to get a galvanized compression nipple to bridge the connection. They believed such an item would be available at the big box stores. It isn't.
Based on my own observations and backed up by discussions in this forum, I elected to go with a 3/8" copper compression to 1/2" threaded adapter. It took 3 tries on the cold water line and 5 tries on the hot water line, but I finally mananged to get the copper ferrule to compress evenly and completely on the steel tubes. I'd post a photo, but they look exactly like the previous post in this thread.
Thanks to all who participated in this thread and the related ones in this forum. It really helped me set a direction and take a few risks that I might not have tried otherwise. I really do like the look of the ENSKAR faucet, but I would have returned it all based on how difficult IKEA is making it to use their plumbing products in the USA.
I purchased a Grundtal faucet. Home Depot did not have what i needed to adapt it to my current plumbing. Newer
Ikea products
do not have a "hard" lines feeding their faucets. They are braided hoses. 3 mins at my professional plumbing supply and the problem was solved completely.
I purchased a Lillangen vanity/sink and the Dalskar faucet to go with it. The Dalskar faucet came with braided supply lines that connect to 1/2" supply valves. The ones coming from my wall are 3/8", so as a previous poster mentioned I spent 3 minutes at my local home depot and bought the fittings necessary to adapt down to 3/8". This included a 1/2" MIP to 1/2" MIP pipe nipple (watts part # 836) and a braided hose with half inch female on one end and 3/8" female on the other end (totalled about $15). The only unfortunate aspect of this install is that my lines are VERY long so I had to snake them around a bit, but it works beautifully. Not a single leak and meets building code.
ALSO on a side note, I do NOT recommend using the wonky stupid white drain pipe assembly provided by Ikea with the sink. It does not meet Canadian standard household plumbing. My house has 1 1/2" ABS waste pipes, which easily adapted using standard fittings to the 1 1/4" straight drain fitting supplied with the faucet. I discarded the white drain pipes supplied with the sink... they're ridiculous.
I bought an Ikea bathroom sink and faucet (Langskar) last spring and was flummoxed by the supply line connection, which is 1/2" I think, not the standard American 3/8".
A friend solved the problem by rigging together a connector from standard parts that you can find at just about any hardware.
Take a look at the connector shown here -- and the all-but-final hookup. Click to blow up pix.
I bought an Ikea bathroom sink and faucet (Langskar) last spring and was flummoxed by the supply line connection, which is 1/2" I think, not the standard American 3/8".
A friend solved the problem by rigging together a connector from standard parts that you can find at just about any hardware.
Take a look at the connector shown here -- and the all-but-final hookup. Click to blow up pix.
Re: Ann Sink Problems
Re: Ann Sink Problems
Sorry, my Apelskar faucet (just purchased) does not come with the lines you show coming off your faucet - those are standard in the US and fittings are easily found. My faucet has the 9.5mm tubes. I'm going to find a way to solder a fitting if I can....
OK, I have a solution. Really, this was not much of a problem at all.
I went to Home Depot and bought two compression fittings, here are the details:
Brand :Watts
Part # A-124 (968-P)
"Ander-Lign Compression x MIP union"
"3/8" Comp. x 1/2" MIP
w
/insert"
About $4.00 each
These fit on my faucet feed tubes with no trouble at all. The tubes were a bit loose when initially inserting into the fitting, but they installed correctly after compressing the fitting as indicated in the instructions.
Also get two faucet connector hoses to match your fresh water feed plumbing, if you don't already have them. I got two hoses each with one 3/8" comp. fitting (to attach to the under-sink valves) and one 1/2" MIP fitting (to attach to the Watts fittings above).
Life is good!
W definition
W is a wall cabinet designation, as in W18, can be a stand-in for Wide, or when followed by a / stands for With.
I recently bought the Krakskar faucet and encountered the same problem. I went to Home Depot first, and the guy wanted me to buy a compression adapter that wasn't threaded on either end... He was convinced it was what I needed. When he walked away, I grabbed a different 3/8" to 1/2" adapter. It ended up not fitting. I ended up getting (2) 1/2" MIP to 1/2" MIP pipe nipples (Watts part # 836) and (2) braided hoses with 1/2" female on one end and 3/8" female on the other end. This fit my existing plumbing perfectly and totally solved the problem! What I really hated about the whole process is that nowhere does Ikea mention that there is a need for an adapter AND the faucet says it will fit 3/8" connection which is so very incorrect!
OK, I have a solution. Really, this was not much of a problem at all.
I went to Home Depot and bought two compression fittings, here are the details:
Brand :Watts
Part # A-124 (968-P)
"Ander-Lign Compression x MIP union"
"3/8" Comp. x 1/2" MIP
w
/insert"
About $4.00 each
These fit on my faucet feed tubes with no trouble at all. The tubes were a bit loose when initially inserting into the fitting, but they installed correctly after compressing the fitting as indicated in the instructions.
Also get two faucet connector hoses to match your fresh water feed plumbing, if you don't already have them. I got two hoses each with one 3/8" comp. fitting (to attach to the under-sink valves) and one 1/2" MIP fitting (to attach to the Watts fittings above).
Life is good!
Wish I would have found your post before the craziness that I went through - I ended up with the same perfect working solution.
W definition
W is a wall cabinet designation, as in W18, can be a stand-in for Wide, or when followed by a / stands for With.
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