So, my bath faucet started dripping (about 1 drip every 30 seconds, but starting to get faster).
I googled how to fix and apparently I should be able to fix easily with either cartridge replacement or just an entire new set of faucet, etc.
The problem is that after 10+ years of water corrosion, the tiny hex nut that is holding it in would not budge even after multiple attempts with penetrating oil.
and now the head is stripped so I can't get the handle off to access the cartridge.
My first thought is to just drill in to the hex nut with a drill bit to remove it. If I do that I know I'll have to replace entire faucet handle set, but I'm okay with that at this point.
But before I do that, wanted to get some advice here from people who may have more experience with it
Picture below shows the hex nut that will NOT budge.
I googled how to fix and apparently I should be able to fix easily with either cartridge replacement or just an entire new set of faucet, etc.
The problem is that after 10+ years of water corrosion, the tiny hex nut that is holding it in would not budge even after multiple attempts with penetrating oil.
and now the head is stripped so I can't get the handle off to access the cartridge.
My first thought is to just drill in to the hex nut with a drill bit to remove it. If I do that I know I'll have to replace entire faucet handle set, but I'm okay with that at this point.
But before I do that, wanted to get some advice here from people who may have more experience with it
Picture below shows the hex nut that will NOT budge.