I took out an old insta-hot faucet in our kitchen countertop and the hole that had been drilled was too big in diameter for any newer water filter faucet.
The diameter of the hole is around 1.5" while the diameter of the faucet fixture cover is barely that large. Unfortunately the new faucet moves around a lot and we want to find something we can plug the hole with to create a more secure seal.
The surface material of the countertop is Corian.
I was thinking something like epoxy might work, but I also don't want to make this too permanent so I can't remove the water fixture if it breaks.
Any suggestions on epoxies or other materials I should look at to make the seal a bit tighter around our water faucet? Any tips?
We're talking about half an inch in diameter or so to fill.
Best Answer
As the chrome cover seems to cover the hole then I would make a wood or plastic or metal collar that fits in the existing hole and has a suitable diameter hole for your new tap.
Make it sufficient thickness to suit.
If you still have an offcut of the worktop you could make it from that. Even consider gluing it into place but the next tap may need the larger hole...