Basin Wrench Large Jaw

I'm doing what feels like a major renovation under the kitchen sink installing a soap dispenser, and reverse osmosis water filter dispenser. The soap dispenser has a largish plastic nut, perhaps 1" wide, with fins. I was able to tighten it minimally by hand, but it was still wobbly. This beast, the GT&I basin wrench, was able to grip the large plastic nut and gently tighten it so the soap dispenser is nice and snug. As for the water dispenser, it has a 5/8" nut and I was a little disappointed that this massive basin wrench (it is large after all) was too big to grip the nut. So.....I am ordering a smaller basin wrench and will be putting this wrench in my tool box for future use. I suppose I could return it, but it worked on my soap dispenser and is honestly a great tool, very beefy (I dropped it a few times and feared for my face) and will last forever, I think. I think it would probably perform quite well for a professional using the tool on a daily basis. The extendable feature was invaluable. I was working under the garbage disposal and had a bit of distance to reach. Being able to extend this wrench made the job MUCH easier. It's worth the extra dollars! To summarize, this tool is very well made (heavy-duty materials) and it works! If you have big nuts, this thing will tighten them!

great quality. worked perfectly to hold (easier to hold the nut from the bottom and have a helper twist the faucet off from the top) the retaining nut on my kitchen faucet.

I just had to replace our main floor kitchen faucets as the old ones started leaking and they were not worth fixing. Everything installing the new faucets went fine except I simply could not get the faucet mounting nuts tight enough to hold the faucet in place without moving. Every local hardware store was out of basin wrenches so I checked Amazon and they were in stock and priced competitively. I liked this wrench primarily because it was extendable. It worked and it got the job done. The version of the wrench I got is shown in my attached photos. My only complaint is that the wrench could just barely fit and grasp a standard plastic Delta Faucet nut so I could turn it. I had to make sure that the fins on the plastic nut were just barely caught in the first ridge of the jaw. It made me wish that I had purchased the large opening jaw version. The be honest though I am not even sure there was room under the sink to use the larger jaw version. The wrench did fit onto the water connection lines but so did my crescent wrench. In addition the jaw, on the one I purchased, was so thick that there was barely enough room between the cabinet wall and the sink to only partially turn the nut. Overall I got the job done and the faucet was firmly mounted. This tool helped to get the job finished but it was not totally perfect for my application. I did like the extendable handle as I had to adjust it to get proper clearance under the cabinet to not interfere with drain pipes and the garbage disposal while I turned the handle of the wrench. This is one of those strange tools that helps to make it easier to work in a tight place and finish the job. I rated it 4 stars. I took several photos to show you how the head adjusts and how the handle extends. I hope the photos are helpful for you. This is one of those tools you don't use often but when you need it, you have to have it! It helped me to get the job done and it saved me money from not having to hire a plumber.

So your kitchen sink is showing signs of age, and you are ready to give your sink a makeover by installing a new faucet. Do you call the plumber or opt to try to change it yourself? If you chose the DIY route, then you need this tool. It will save you headache down the line. Order it early so you will have it by the weekend. I bought this tool at the full price of 17 dollars to use on a tough situation removal of an old kitchen faucet. This tool allows you to reach up under the sink to unscrew the nut that holds the faucet in place. Often there is very little clearance for traditional wrench to get in there. You can't use a socket set because the water hose often runs through the nut. Intimately, I ended up having to drill out the old faucet due to rust, but I can see that this tool would have help a lot in a normal situation. It is the best tool of its kind, well built, and sturdy. It is so strong I was getting tiny bits of brass falling down as I was unscrewing, which means It was gripping and stripping the nut. But due to the nut being virtually welded in place by rust, there was nothing it could have done. A lesser tool might have broke under the strain. Today it is going for under 13 dollars here on Amazon so I think it is a great deal for someone that needs it. Highly recommended.

The wrench quite a bit heavier than my conventional basin wrench. It works good on the large nuts that are common on newer single handle faucets. The telescoping feature is nice; extends as long as needed and collapses to fit in the toolbox. The head is large and may not fit up into really tight spaces, but it works fine for most situations I have encountered.

I prefer to purchase tools by quality manufacturers like Ridgid, and while I have a smaller basin wrench by the aforementioned company, I bought this tool for what is essentially a one-time use. The overall construction and materials are OK and the jaw grasps well. However, as other users have noticed, the wrench head does not lock firmly when straight or at 90 degrees. This can make it a bit annoying to use.

I used this within a few minutes of it arriving this afternoon. It is a very well made tool. The jaw is solid, and grips nuts securely. The swivel on the jaw has a fair amount of friction making it easy to slip onto nuts without flopping around. The adjustment holds tightly, but is easy to move when you need to. For my sink I have one nut that is 1/2", and another that is 1". This tool had no problem on either one. The 1" nut was securing the main faucet that is a single hole with a hidden sprayer hose. So, the tool had to work even with all of those extra hoses coming out of the same hole. It was a little tricky to pull the hoses out of the way enough to wiggle the tool into place, but once I got it started the "ratchet like" action of the jaws made quick work of it. I was on the fence about getting the adjustable version, but the price was only a few dollars more than a non adjustable one. It paid off when I went to do the larger nut. The smaller nut is in the corner, and much harder to reach. The sink is actually deeper on that side, and I ended up using the tool completely extended for that one. For the larger nut I needed to shorten the tool by two clicks (about 4") in order to avoid hitting the drain pipes that are routed near the bottom of the basin in the middle. A longer handle would not have worked without taking the drain pipes out. I would have done that without a second thought, but this tool made it unnecessary. I'd say it's overbuilt for the little use it will get in my house. Still, I don't think I'll ever need to buy another one.

This is one of those tools you buy knowing you're going to use it for a few minutes and then probably never again. Well, unless you're a plumber anyway. After replacing the sink faucet, I just couldn't get the bottom nut to tighten quite enough. It a small space and I did the best I could, even with the assistant tool the faucet came with, but I just couldn't get it tight enough. Whenever we would try to move the faucet from one side of the sink to the other, the whole base would swivel. Not ideal... Anyway, I was looking online at how to fix my problem when I came across this thing called a basin wrench. I figured it couldn't hurt to try, but didn't really want to buy a tool I would only use once. I called around to a few friends, and found one, but it was too small. The nut on the bottom of my sink was about an inch and a half while most only go up to about an inch. This one was bigger and worked pretty well. I will say, it was still very tight and the wrench was almost too big to be helpful. I was only able to turn it about 1/8 of a turn before I had to reposition it. That's where I'm taking a star for my review. The head would slip down and I had to use my other hand to hold it up and open to get it where it needed to be. If it wasn't quite so loose, I think it would have worked a lot better. But, in the end, it did get the job done. After I got it positioned right, I was surprised at how easily I was able to tighten the nut and stop the base of the faucet from moving. Now the tool is sitting in a drawer where it will rest untouched until I decide to get rid of it. Which will probably a month before I need to use it again.

Gostei da ferramenta, excelente, atendeu minha necessidade.

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Muy buena calidad de materiales. Recomendado ampliamente.

Well made

Great tool well made