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the chrome faucet and the plastic washer goes under the counter. After putting the plastic washer in
place, put on the lock washer and then tighten the nut. Either have someone hold the faucet or put
a wrench on it and secure the wrench to prevent it from turning while you tighten the nut. Be careful
not to damage the faucet surface.
b) Stainless Steel: Do the same as for laminate, except be really sure of your clearance space. Take a
metal punch (or a big nail) and give the magic spot a good hit. At this indentation drill a pilot hole.
A wood drill will not do it. You must use a metal drill bit suitable for stainless. Once the pilot hole is
made, follow up with a ½” hole and attach the faucet.
c) Marble or Granite: This is not that hard, but takes some time. You need a diamond tipped drill and
about 15-20 minutes. The price of a ½” diamond tipped drill is around $75.00. Since you will probably
never use it again, you would probably be better off either renting the equipment or calling in a Pro
.
Most glass installers have diamond drills and all vendors of stone have them. Some will rent it out, as
will “Rent-All” stores. Start the hole by drilling a ½” hole in a piece of scrap wood. This will serve as a
guide. Hold the piece of wood and let the diamond drill bit do the work. DO NOT push down or apply
pressure. Keep the hole filled with water and wipe out the hole often. It is important to let the weight
of the drill be the pressure and to let it just grind away at its own pace (which is slow).
d) Wood: If you have a wood counter top you could of course drill out the hole just beside the sink.
Also please keep in mind that you could run the 1/4 ” tubing to a location nearby your system.
Faucet diagram for further reference.
Follow the schematic above. Use the other length of blue tubing that was cut in two pieces during
step 10.0. When you have your Aquasafe faucet firmly in place in the chosen location, insert the tube
leading from the faucet into the straight male adaptor on the left side of the Final Polishing Filter.
Gooseneck
Spacer
Cover Plate
Rubber Seal
Notched Steel Washer
Nut
Plastic Ferrule
Compression Nut
Blue tubing
threads
Counter Top
tighten this nut over the threads
under the faucet
remove the
protective
blue film after
installation
Figure 22
Attaching the
faucet
