Moen Circa 2008 Kitchen Faucet Removal

Instructions on how to remove a circa 2008 model Moen single handle kitchen faucet from the sink.
Instructions for removal of Moen quick disconnect hose fittings www.moen.com/b....

[@klausesser6396]

Was frustrated and ready to call a plumber, even already having the replacement faucet on hand. But your video saved me by solving the mystery of how to release the old faucet from the sink - it's one nut that can be removed with a deep socket! Outstanding clarity + solution - you win the prize for helping this handyman maintain his self esteem. Thank you!!

[@danielm593]

I just realized after watching your video that the Moen faucet that I installed several years ago came with the exact same plastic attachment… I completely forgot about this piece! Was having trouble removing the old faucet to replace it until I saw your video and managed to find the same piece in my toolbox. Thank you so much… You save me an untold amount of hours and probably expense trying to figure out how to get that thing off!

[@jray7949]

2006 moen kitchen faucet replacement. Thanks for showing me how to remove old one. Was ready to pay a plummer. Now I can do it myself.

[@justinhumphreys5176]

This man needs to be cherished and saved at all costs! Thank you!!

[@siddaviscomedy]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you for not using 5 minutes for telling me WHY I am fixing my sink .

[@MarkDMetzger]

God bless you sir! I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to uninstall this faucet. I searched video after video before finding yours. 5 minutes later, I had my faucet uninstalled. Thank you.

[@MrMarnier85]

Lifesaver man. None of the other videos made sense looking up at that god-awful corroded mess I had under there. Got it out now.

[@shortattentionspangarage1312]

Thanks for keeping me from ripping my whole sink out in a fit of rage. :-)

[@desertresident979]

My sentiments exactly. I feel much better knowing I'm not the only one!

[@pseudomatic]

DITTO!

[@joshharward]

Exactly! Never been more frustrated in my life! Now I just have to find that tool!

[@PNW_SV650]

Same!!! Couldnt figure those "nuts" under the sink that werent even holding the faucet in place 😂😂

[@mattvoegtli9928]

Lol! Me too!

[@interestedviewer8569]

I cannot thank you enough for posting this video. I was stuck at the exact same spot trying to remove the faucet. I never realized the hose nut was essentially acting like a locking nut on the one behind it. Save my day!

[@baxtersimpson6000]

Thanks, I couldn’t for the life of figure out how to get the faucet out but when you said a deep socket of the the hardware store and got what I needed.

[@jenford5]

I know this is an old video, but I was bent on changing out a kitchen faucet without the help of my husband. And this video helped!!! I appreciate it! I added some spray lubricant to assist and that worked great. Lots of old hard water buildup.

[@susankelley881]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! It really blew my mind how difficult it was to figure out how to remove the old Moen faucet.

[@Mark-me4ox]

Made my day brother. I'm a DIY guy but could not figure out what was holding this in place. So glad I stumbled on to this. Saved me a ton of time and frustration. Thanks for the vid.

[@battaglia222]

Dude. what a jacked up design from Moen!!! You saved me from ripping the fing kitchen apart!! Great video. simple once you figure out what the heck to do..

[@wadeconney6507]

Thanks!! I am/was in the same boat!! Totally forgot how the heck I put mine in! I just saw that grey wrench down stairs in my box of instructions! Which didn’t have the faucet instructions in it! Hahaha! Thanks for taking the time to make that video knowing someone else might have the same issue! Awesome!

[@liondaleo]

Thanks very much! You saved another sink! Hey Moen designers: Pay more attention on serviceability!! Other faucets I buy does not require special tool.

[@paulathomas3819]

AWESOME! Along with the other comments, I can also say THANK YOU for the help! We just removed our 1999 Moen from service and couldn't remember that far back on how we installed it! Appreciate the help.😁😆😅

[@DaraHargrave-fz7fk]

Thank you so, so much for this video. We were completely stumped by our circa 2007 Moen faucet tonight and didn’t want to give up and go without a kitchen sink. This is exactly what we needed to get it out and get the new one installed!

[@MikeMazzaschi]

You saved my mental health and gained a Wolfpack fan.

[@edwardhawkins1448]

You rule friend. Love how in the beginning you mention not being able to find a video on KZbin... And here I am, able to, thanks to you! Great vid, just what I was looking for

[@kevinrego4755]

Thanks just saved me a big headache trying to remove the faucet from the sink. I put this faucet in almost 15 years ago and I never would of thought about the nut on the underside.

[@PoorBoy.22]

Thank you for including the picture in the thumbnail! I've been stressing about how I was going to remove this thing!

[@tomhendricksen1805]

This video made the job easy. Thank you. In my case the 5/8" nut on the spray hose connection, and the nut on the faucet itself were very corroded and did not want to come loose. A pair of short channel lock pliers broke the hose nut free, but nothing would break the 5.8" nut loose using hand tools. I finally got my impact wrench and used an extension and 5/8 deep socket to get the nut off of the faucet mount. No problem. Just a lot of rusted flakes all over the place.

[@kourvasier]

Man I am 3 hours in and was on the verge of buying a whole new sink. Thanks!

[@michaelbowers4184]

I was ready to torch the whole sink. The gas was poured, the match was lit. Thank you for explaining it.

[@andrewbush4243]

Live saver! Thanks for this video. Still relevant 3 years later!

[@premrajendran7383]

I stared at the underside for an hour trying to see how to get the old faucet off. The horse collar looks like a compression fit but that didn’t make sense. Thank you for providing this invaluable insight!

[@MichaelBrownOki]

Life Saver!!Was frustrated and ready to call a plumber, even already having the replacement faucet on hand. But your video saved me by solving the mystery of how to release the old faucet from the sink - it's one nut that can be removed with a deep socket! While under looking up you can not tell. Thanks!!

[@katecolemantungsvik9267]

Thank you so so very much. I watched several videos but none of them were the right model of faucet. Then I found yours. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video. You're a life saver. 👍🏻

[@barokluit]

Exactly what the doctor ordered. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@cnolan3055]

This is the best. Working on it now and could not figure out how to get old faucet out. Same style. Thanks

[@dondelose]

I looked my dang faucet over for a while trying to figure out how to tighten this thing, looked like it had to be attacked from the top, so I disassembled the top till I couldn’t disassemble it anymore!! Watched your video, and had it tightened in two minutes flat from below! Thank you for this video, I couldn’t find anything on this till I stumbled my way here!

[@oocombz]

The handle actually recently broke on mine so I guess that's my queue to replace it since it's been on the sink since forever but I couldn't figure out how to get it off and was literally about to bust out the sawzall until I found this video. Thanks a ton!

[@lane5347]

Just a simple thank you. Thought this would be a simple faucet swap but after two hours of trying to figure out how to remove...simple became complex. After viewing your video...took me just a few minutes.

[@mattgale7942]

Your video saved my marriage! Thank you.

[@EMSG2138]

Layne...you just saved me from going to Home Depot and doing something HORRIBLE to whomever happened to be working in the plumbing dept. THANK YOU!!!

[@fdavid]

One more for Mr. Burroughs! I'd buy you a beer if I could. Just like every other diy'er in the comment section I was stuck on that freakin Nut. So much rust couldn't see anything. Knocked the rust off as much as I could and had someone hold the old faucet up top while I took my 5/8's deep impact and broke her loose. You da man.

[@santanumaitra3962]

I am watching your video after 6 years, but it helped me a lot to the preparation of the anticipated task. I need to replace our old 2009 Moen faucet with a new one soon! So, many thanks!!!

[@freddos4107]

Thank you for this video. I was in the same boat as you. I couldn't remember how I installed it 15 years ago

[@clydemoreno1854]

Thank you! I was stumped! My house was built in 2008, just like you said, thats how old the faucet was.

[@jq324]

Thought my 2002 tract house had a 1 piece sink and faucet.Didn't see that nut.All the rust made it hard to see.So while I had pulled the disposal to remove broken glass I was able to install the new faucet that had been in the closet for awhile. Much thanks.

[@magnaviator]

dude you're a lifesaver, i saw this assembly and thought it was a crazy plumber's retrofit with all those crazy screws.

[@asimpsonelp]

Thank you! I was clueless as to how to remove my faucet until I watched your video. I purchased a 5/8 inch deep socket before I started and the rest was a piece of cake.

[@jeffsifuentes3205]

This is the only video that gave me exactly what I needed for a pre 2009 Moen single handle faucet. Thank you! Ours was starting to leak from the center mount so it was definitely time to upgrade

[@CrystalMoss100]

Dude. THANK YOU. I was about to lose it trying to figure out how to get this damn faucet OUT!

[@pinkjinx876]

I know this video is old but THANK YOU SO MUCH- this specific video helped me uninstall my old as balls kitchen faucet (I am tiny so I actually crawled in there and took off that part without the special tool) and saved me $200 from not having to call a plumber. You’re out here doing the LORDS WORK 👍👍

[@DennisStewartxyx]

Thank you! I appreciate the quick, easy instructions! Like yours, mine was about 17 years old, and I too... forgot how it attached to the sink! You also included the tidbit of including the size of the tools...a 5/8" socket! Also, thanks for NOT going into a 15 minute discussion on how badly your hate plumbing projects, and other worthless trivia, like some how-to videos! You got straight to the point, and I gleaned enough info to remove it about half way through your video!

[@brianwhite7748]

THANK YOU SIR!! I was looking for a couple of screws to remove this. Never would have thought about that nut holding it.

[@user-iu7wb4eg3j]

I suspected the same, and thanks for confirming. The nut required a little liquid wrench and someone holding the fixture so it would not rotate while I loosened the nut. Thank you. Go Pack!

[@matthewstebbins1667]

Thanks for the video! I had the exact same question about the little brass bracket that keeps the faucet in place. Some sea foam helped me loosen the nut and the whole thing came free!

[@ErikSarma]

Ahhh. Thank you! That makes sense, I never installed a faucet like this, and was at a loss on how to do it.

[@queenidog1]

YOu can't imagine how much this video helped. I just could not see how to remove that piece. It was obscured by a quick fit fitting, after I took that off, the nut was visible. Thanks for telling me the size too! Done!!

[@steveroywojciechowsk]

Thank You! Saved me a lot of grief. Nice that you added the socket size needed.

[@direNP]

This is hilarious (not the video, but my situation). I was trying to remove my Moen faucet which I installed 10 years ago, but couldn't figure out how. Then I came upon your video where you said something like: "I put this in 10 years ago and I forgot how I put it in.... I couldn't tell how to get the Moen off." I even had the Moen installation tool which I kept under the sink and didn't know what it was until you showed it toward the end of your video. So funny how similar my situation was. Thanks so much for your video!

[@brandonrogers6236]

Thanks, you’re the only one showing the system I had too. You’re the best!!! 😊

[@kirkhiner4233]

My first time replacing a faucet, and I was second-guessing my ability to do so until I found this video. 30 minutes later, and I'm done. Thank you, good sir!

[@rsqerinvt4254]

Your video is over a year old but I just had to replace my Moen faucet. I was so frustrated. Your video was one of the first to pop-up, so thank you! Installed a beautiful new faucet w/o issue after the Moen removal.

[@watsonde54]

Your video helped me so much in replacing my Circa 2007 Moen. Thanks

[@jpmd4935]

Outstanding video--no music and straight to the point! I was in the same situation not remembering how I installed this version. Thank youj!

[@zabpaschke777]

Oh my goodness - God bless you sir! We thought the thing was welded to the sink and my husband was about to lose his mind trying to get the thing out. Luckily, he found your video before pulling out the jackhammer. I came on here specifically to thank you for sharing the solution!!! Hallelujah ❤️

[@robertwilson8647]

I've been staring at that blankety-blank-blank black horse-shoe looking assembly for 30 minutes, on my back, underneath my sink. I had no idea that there was a nut there. It's soooo effing tight up there behind the sink. Thank you very much for sharing!! Now I can go replace those two Moen faucets!!

[@brettquinn3244]

Thanks. This solved the mystery of how to get the faucet off the sink. You said in the beginning you just 'disconnected the spray wand hose'. I spent 4 hours trying to unthread the spray wand hose nut. It is a 12 sided nut on mine (an older model I think) and no metric or English deep throat socket would grab it. ( I had to cut the spray wand hose to try this.) I was able to loosen the bolt holding the whole thing together (the main thrust of this video). It was already loose to be honest from years of usage. I was able to get it loose enough to unthread it to the wand hose nut, pull the faucet up off the sink top as much as I could (about 1.5 inches) and cut the whole thing free with a Sawzall. When it was all free I took the piece with the wand nut to the hardware store and tried every English and metric deep throat socket I could find and none of them grabbed it None. Pliers probably put it on and pliers are needed to take it off. An impossible task when mounted to the sink with no room to work. Just a warning to anyone trying this at home. Thanks for the video. IT was helpful.

[@richc4231]

Thanks, Layne. my 2005 Moen was easy to replace after watching your video!!

[@JohnReeder]

Thank you. You're video helped me figure out how to remove the old faucet.

[@stewmeat9261]

I was going to sell my house until I found you

[@mikewho1085]

😂 I swear I told somebody the same exact thing today I couldn’t figure out how to take off the damm faucet!

[@CraigT221]

Just like the people who posted before me, your video is exactly what I needed. I came here looking how to get rid of that piece. Thanks!

[@christopherborgelt6560]

Thanks so much for this! I was lucky enough to stumble across it. Am a UNC fan but am very thankful for the Wolfpack today!

[@philselzmusic8656]

Thank you. I had no concerns about putting the new one in, but I had no idea how to remove the old one until you showed me the one nut holding it all together.

[@msmisty2239]

Thanks so much for sharing this information! When we saw that thing around the connections, we were lost. One of the "little" things that no one thinks is important. Your share was a life saver! Bless you!

[@deanvoss5860]

I don’t know what would possess anyone to think this would be important enough to post a video… but thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@superturtleism]

Thanks a million!!! I watched video and was just about to head to garage to find smaller wrench when it hit me to just check under sink for that tool. There it was on a shelf with black writing on it saying 2007 sink tool. I had totally forgotten about it. You saved me a lot of time. Thanks again

[@LayneBurroughs]

Love to help

[@thebunnyudontknow]

SAVED Me! Thank you. I was so stuck and I am trying to replace my parents kitchen sink faucet fixture and was sure I was going to wake up to the folks angry, and the plumber on his way her way. truly, thanks.

[@eldonnestle5386]

Thank you so much I was about ready to take the old one back and say screw it. But you just save me hours of banging my head against the wall, so appreciate people like you posting videos to help others. I hope the return the favor to somebody someday.

[@clinthal]

Thank you for posting!! The previous homeowner actually kept the Moen tool that was originally used for installation! It was nearly impossible to position myself under the corner configuration where the sink is to reach that with a wrench. I was headed to the toolbox to get the deep sockets when I recalled seeing the moen tool! Saved the day and less $$$$ to the swear jar!

[@Kingskidrlg]

Thanks Layne! The under sink piece was the secret. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Robert.

[@brianst.laurent2165]

Thank you! Mine was a rusty mess, but after your video I knew what to look for. Thanks again!

[@carlboyer3738]

Thanks for sharing. We purchased a house with this type MOEN faucet in the kitchen and the mounting advise was spot on.

[@aimeenewcomb]

Thank you for saving my husbands sanity! We were baffled by the u-shape connector assembly and couldn't see how to loosen it for removal.

[@geppert47]

Thank you! I was so perplexed on how to remove it. Couldn't find any other videos or manuals. Bravo!

[@1elkhair]

So, here's a guy who thinks the problem through before reaching for his grinder or circular saw to 'gorilla' it off like a clown who used 25 minutes of video to show you how NOT to remove a Moen single handle faucet. Thanks. You do a real service.

[@screename347]

Thanks Layne, exactly where I was stuck!!!

[@smiles4life8]

Thank you so much. This helped so much. I just wish we found this 3 hours ago.

[@hank1231]

Thank you! I was fixated on the small screws on the bottom of the block, all of which were rusted as my faucet has apparently been leaking longer than I thought. This method is so much better 😁

[@dillonschroeder985]

Your video saved me a ton of frustration trying to remove the old Moen Faucet.

[@joelfrey4477]

Thanks so much, that nut was hidden by years of grim. You saved me from a big headache

[@peaceofmyart5950]

Can not thank you enough for taking the time to post this ... I couldn't find any help anywhere and luckily came upon this ... had the tool from long ago and totally forgot. Thank you!

[@christhompson7612]

I was looking and looking at that bracket and trying to figure out how it came off. My son found your video on KZbin and we had the faucet off a few minutes later. Thanks so much!

[@RogueAgentJ]

This was a great help. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how it was holding in there. Now I just need to borrow a socket wrench, because I can't get enough mobility with the crescent to break the nut loose.

[@NoristheCat]

Thank you very much! Perfect timing to watch your video as I want to change the tap!

[@abbyboyone]

thanks for the information. i couldnt find a socket that was long enough to insert and take out the nut. so i had to use a small wrench to slowly turn it until it gave, then i unscrewed it with my fingers. luckily my spouse and kid werent around bc i cussed up a storm. but your video gave me a good idea of what had to be done.

[@ryanritchey8805]

This really helped me. I didn't install my original sink and had no idea how to remove it. It was completely rusted and I did not know what I was looking at. I was thankful to learn there was just one bolt to remove. Thanks for posting!

[@LayneBurroughs]

You're welcome!

[@robertgomez5216]

Thanks for showing me how to remove moen faucet. Your the only one I could find to show how this type is done.

[@patrickfrank5893]

Thanks -- you provided exactly the information I needed to remove our kitchen Moen. The grey goop underneath the foot was a chastening revelation. 🙂

[@artmrosla67]

Yeah, ... a guy can tell he’s not a plumber when he forgets how he installed something!!! I seriously want to thank you for creating this video!!! Like most comments, ... I found myself wanting to just destroy that part of my kitchen before I watched and was saved by your video!!! An immense “BIG” thanks!!! Art (aka: Welcome to Pete’s Ranch)

[@joshuasmith4979]

Thanks - just pulled mine out. 10 years old! Merry Christmas from California!

[@ruenjou]

I needed to remove the faucet but can't remember how I installed it a year ago. This reminds me everything. Great video.

[@TheCarbunkleofTruth]

You helped me tremendously today. More than any other on-line resource. Thank you!

[@LayneBurroughs]

Glad to help.

[@denathompson6527]

Thank You so much for this information. I was about to rip the whole darn sink out of the counter top/ Whoa saved me a lot of money and anxiety.

[@AmandaBlack01]

Who in the world is downvoting this? I come to youtube for all my projects around the house. Awesome video. It helped me greatly. Thank you sir.

[@JohnBell3]

Thanks! I was stuck for 20 minutes until I found this video!

[@LayneBurroughs]

You're welcome!