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Help with removing broken faucet aerator (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 days ago by cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de to c/plumbing@lemmy.world

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Hello! My bathroom faucet has an insert aerator. We attempted to remove it in order to remove the chalk in the faucet, and broke the bottom part off as a result. The keys we have to remove the aerator are now not working, and we can't quite get it out.

Does anybody have any suggestions? We've tried using thin pliers for electronics to grab it and twist, but we can't get a good enough grip. A few photos attached: the remaining part inside the faucet, the broken off bottom part, and the keys that we have.

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[–] cantaloup@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

That's an Ikea faucet, right? I had to do the same thing a couple of days ago. I ended up dremeling (drilling, effectively) two holes in what was left of the aerator, as far apart from each other as I could, and twisted the thing out with some round nose pliers pointing upwards. The top of the aerator is much more solid than the brittle honeycomb below it. I am now waiting for an adapter piece from China that will allow me to screw on a different type of aerator, externally, so to speak, so this can't happen again.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

I'm not familiar with that particular model but with most faucets around here the whole chrome piece can be unscrewed.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Can you put some putty up the faucet, let it dry a little then try turning the glob of putty... Or, try chewing gum.