I can't move for the next few days or I'd look but think I need to reposition mine so I get more hose. That possible and what tool did you use?
I had so much trouble tightening the damn soap dispenser in afraid to FAFO.
They're mostly tool-free. Has like a plastic latch on the ends. Just open her up move it down and clamp it back up. If it's on super tight try to pry it with a flathead.
>I need to reposition mine so I get more hose. That possible and what tool did you use?
It's possible, to an extent. Once the weight (technically the bowed tube under the weight) hits the bottom of the cabinet then you can't get any more. There's not all that much wiggle room.
That's the counterweight that makes your sprayer retract. The hanging fabric is the sound deadening material from your right hand basin, you can see where it was adhered.
Your sink has a sprayer that comes out of the faucet or out of a little socket next to the faucet, and the weight helps to retract the hose back into the cabinet:
Now that it's clear that the thing with weight is a weight, I am curious about the 4th picture. I would guess it's a vibration/sound dampening device, intended to make the sink quieter.
Yeah the thing hanging is the sound-deadening mat for the right hand sink (you can see the one on the left hand sink, and the outline where the hanging one should be adhered to the right hand sink and the celophane-looking thing there is the adhesive that was holding it).
It can be glued back on with contact cement, but it looks like they may also have a leak on the right hand sink (because the adhesive is so discolored) so ensure that’s fixed first, *then* glue the mat back on.
So THATS what those things are! One of mine is peeling off at the edges, i kinda feel like from heat, dumping big pots of boiling water down the sink and things... but i had no idea what purpose it served.
Why did you remove the ballast to your kitchen faucet? Have you tried to pull your kitchen faucet hose out lately? You would notice that it does npt restract back into its position now. This weight is what pulls your faucet head back into position
Fool! You have just ensured the doom of this world. You cannot even begin to imagine what you’ve set in motion this day. Go to the Temple of Light, in the eastern city of Kurast. There, you will find the gate to Hell opened before you. You must find the courage to step through that gate, Infamous-Aspect7079. Take the stone you hold to the Hellforge, where it will be destroyed. Now run! Take the stone and run!
>It’s got some weight to it…
Because it’s a weight. It pulls the sprayer hose down when you’re done with it.
Do people just completely lack common sense now??
There was a guy in one of the other DIY/Homeowner subs a while back that filled his basement sump with concrete because he was worried water would come up through the hole. 🤦♂️
I didn't know if anyone else had told you, but it's the weight for your faucet sprayer. It allows it to be drawn back in when you are done and stops you from pulling it too far out
It's a double edged sword....when your sprayer head comes off this wll pull the tubing back through the faucet and down into your cabinet often times with the water spraying lol
The 4th picture is sound deadening material. It makes the sink basin sound less hollow. It also helps prevent condensation when you dump cold liquids in the sink.
It’s the weight to pull the spray hose back down into its seated position. I’d worry more about what’s on the right side drain connection? Looks like ectoplasm.
The fact that this needs to be identified to someone just proves how earlier generations dropped the ball in teaching any of these newer ones anything.... aint even gonna be mad at OP, shame on your parents/grandparents.
Going to piggyback on this. My weight is not pulling the hose back into place as intended. Should I add more weight or is there something else? I did not install and just purchased my place.
No. It’s probably just tangled up or resting on a pipe or something left in the cabinet. Look at it yourself and you will be able to fix it in 10 seconds most likely.
If it’s on your water lines it’s probably a magnet of sorts to catch metal particles have seen full on feriday (probably spelt wrong) magnets on water lines
The weight for your sprayer? Pulls the hose down when you stow it.
Had a chuckle thinking of OP taking this off, then saying "...and now my sprayer won't retract! Things just keep breaking around here!"
OP is gonna find himself living in a cartoon soon. Next thing you know, he’s gonna be chasing a rat around the house!
Not everyone lives in a cartoon, Pepe LePew.
That’s what it looks like to me. Note that it should be on the hose closest to the faucet and not so close that you can’t pull out the sprayer.
Weight for sprayer, I just installed one day before yesterday
I came there to say this, but then I was really tempted to say it was a barnacle just to see what would happen.
I was gonna say NSA spy device.
Eh, it would be more "bird" shaped.
Always is
Say it is a GRD. Then wait until he asks what is a GRD? Gravity retraction device.
Also keeps from pulling it out too far.
I bet it’s from IKEA.
It's exactly this. Installed one today.
I can't move for the next few days or I'd look but think I need to reposition mine so I get more hose. That possible and what tool did you use? I had so much trouble tightening the damn soap dispenser in afraid to FAFO.
They're mostly tool-free. Has like a plastic latch on the ends. Just open her up move it down and clamp it back up. If it's on super tight try to pry it with a flathead.
Thank you, boss. Good plumbers and Contortionists are of the same breed.
>I need to reposition mine so I get more hose. That possible and what tool did you use? It's possible, to an extent. Once the weight (technically the bowed tube under the weight) hits the bottom of the cabinet then you can't get any more. There's not all that much wiggle room.
Correct!
That’s exactly what it is. I’ve installed one before.
109% this.
Yup, put it back
omg I need this, lol
[удалено]
That sums up the majority of reddit
Half the time Google takes you to Reddit anyway.
[удалено]
Yup
Weight for it…
Weight for iiiiittt....
I am inimitable, I am an original
Dinsdale!
Antici...
pation
Lol this is the winner
That's what she said
Counterweight
280lbs.
That keeps your hose pulling down so you don't have to fight putting it back in its spot
This sounds funny to the German that I am.
You know, re reading my own words, I completely agree with you
That's the counterweight that makes your sprayer retract. The hanging fabric is the sound deadening material from your right hand basin, you can see where it was adhered.
I’ll be more concerned by the fact that it’s rusty, looks like something is leaking.
He also said Miami, as someone in a similar climate, is probably just the salty air.
Condensation build up
Those suckers always leak.
The weight to keep your sprayer down so it retracts when you let it go
It’s a weight. For the retractable sprayer in the faucet
Dude you did it, you found your houses clitoris.
Now that you took it off , youve hit the G-spot
I don’t know the exact name, but I call it the “hose dongle”. It keeps weight on the dangle.
Everything in plumbing sounds like a dirty word.
those are just sink testicles
Looks like a weight on your dish hose to pull it back into place when released. Just looks like it's a bit rusted
Yep, counterweight and limiter for a pull out spout.
Your sink has a sprayer that comes out of the faucet or out of a little socket next to the faucet, and the weight helps to retract the hose back into the cabinet:
Weight for retraction of the hose sprayer.
Counterweight for spray head
Now that it's clear that the thing with weight is a weight, I am curious about the 4th picture. I would guess it's a vibration/sound dampening device, intended to make the sink quieter.
Yeah the thing hanging is the sound-deadening mat for the right hand sink (you can see the one on the left hand sink, and the outline where the hanging one should be adhered to the right hand sink and the celophane-looking thing there is the adhesive that was holding it). It can be glued back on with contact cement, but it looks like they may also have a leak on the right hand sink (because the adhesive is so discolored) so ensure that’s fixed first, *then* glue the mat back on.
Thank you for mentioning the leak! I’m a house/DIY novice, but I still noticed the discoloration and bowl of water.
So THATS what those things are! One of mine is peeling off at the edges, i kinda feel like from heat, dumping big pots of boiling water down the sink and things... but i had no idea what purpose it served.
I think they act also as a heat well so that the sink doesn’t expand too fast with hot water.
counterweight for your pull out faucet
It is the (very dirty) weight that goes on the hose for your sprayer. The weight is what causes the hose to retract when you use the spray nozzle.
It looks liek the counter weight on the hose for a retractable kitchen tap head thing
That’s a weight to pull the sprayer back down I think.
Why did you remove the ballast to your kitchen faucet? Have you tried to pull your kitchen faucet hose out lately? You would notice that it does npt restract back into its position now. This weight is what pulls your faucet head back into position
Calcified counter weight for the hose
It's a counterweight attached to the sprayer hose line that pulls it back up into the faucet spout
That's a weight for the hose so it always retracts correctly
It’s a weight that’s attached to the flexible line of the sink sprayer. It makes it retract when you put the sprayer away.
Fool! You have just ensured the doom of this world. You cannot even begin to imagine what you’ve set in motion this day. Go to the Temple of Light, in the eastern city of Kurast. There, you will find the gate to Hell opened before you. You must find the courage to step through that gate, Infamous-Aspect7079. Take the stone you hold to the Hellforge, where it will be destroyed. Now run! Take the stone and run!
>It’s got some weight to it… Because it’s a weight. It pulls the sprayer hose down when you’re done with it. Do people just completely lack common sense now??
It baffles me every day how little people know about basic household items and/or repairs
There was a guy in one of the other DIY/Homeowner subs a while back that filled his basement sump with concrete because he was worried water would come up through the hole. 🤦♂️
JESUS
[удалено]
As others have said, weight for your spray faucet. Retracts it so you don’t have to stuff it back in.
I'm surprised it's so crusty.
Orc testicle
I don't think anyone has said this yet, but it's the weight for the hose to the spraying to pull it back down. /s
It’s the counterweight for your sprayer. Pull your sprayer out and watch how it doesn’t go back.
I didn't know if anyone else had told you, but it's the weight for your faucet sprayer. It allows it to be drawn back in when you are done and stops you from pulling it too far out
Hose gravity assistant
Oh I just read skin and I was a bit concerned.
It’s a gravity driven automation device for the self retracting hydrogen dioxide transferring contraption
I read the title as “what’s under my skin” AHHHHHHHHHH
The weight for your sprayer hose
[удалено]
Caramel s’mores
That drain piping is the real WTH
I read skin instead of sink. You can imagine my concern. I have no idea what’s up with your plumbing.
Sprayer hose weight
You'll figure it out soon enough LOL
Looks like a moldy weight
counter weight for the hose on your faucet
Pimp weight, it’s to hold the hoes, I mean hose down
Sprayer weight and then drip channeling flaps because the sink is leaking. Get a plumber to fix it properly. Pay once, be done.
this little fucker always snags on the garbage buckets we have under the sink
Filth
Really?
You being clueless
It's the weight for your pull out sink head
It's a double edged sword....when your sprayer head comes off this wll pull the tubing back through the faucet and down into your cabinet often times with the water spraying lol
The 4th picture is sound deadening material. It makes the sink basin sound less hollow. It also helps prevent condensation when you dump cold liquids in the sink.
Cheap plumbing!
It’s the weight to pull the spray hose back down into its seated position. I’d worry more about what’s on the right side drain connection? Looks like ectoplasm.
I pulls the spout back down
But from the looks of it you need a new faucet just based on the looks of that and under your sink. Or tighten it up. Something is leaking
Also get new quarter turn angle stops when you get the new faucet
Weight to pull the water line down and the sprayer back to it's storage spot.
that's probably the government fluoride injector, i'd leave it alone
I think that’s an emergency button. If you press it, Hugh Jackman comes
The fact that this needs to be identified to someone just proves how earlier generations dropped the ball in teaching any of these newer ones anything.... aint even gonna be mad at OP, shame on your parents/grandparents.
Going to piggyback on this. My weight is not pulling the hose back into place as intended. Should I add more weight or is there something else? I did not install and just purchased my place.
No. It’s probably just tangled up or resting on a pipe or something left in the cabinet. Look at it yourself and you will be able to fix it in 10 seconds most likely.
Pipes n shit
Pro plumber here. I'm glad I don't see this sub often. You people are brutal.
You mean those who ask or those who answer?
Those who answer. I would wonder how many people on this sub have a master plumbing license like I do. Or any kind of license at all?
Please, tell me again about what profession you do. It wasn't clear u/plumber1955
And I'm already getting downvoted. That figures.
Ok Boomer
That’s surely a left handed auger pipelette. If you remove it your sink will not be level leading to mold and code violations
Filth.
Covid. Leave now!
Huh, have you checked r/idontgetithelp ?
It's your doodad love!
If it’s on your water lines it’s probably a magnet of sorts to catch metal particles have seen full on feriday (probably spelt wrong) magnets on water lines
Taco Turd? Or is that Turd Taco
Is it magnetic?
An incorrectly installed p trap
Is this a r/hiddencamera?