We have these faucets in a couple of bathrooms and a couple of the handles have started to squeak. I am not sure of the brand as they were developer installed. Might be Moen as a few of the other developer installed faucets in the house are Moen, but there is no visible branding.
I thought it would be a simple job to remove the handle and apply some lubricant, but for the life of me I can find no way to get them off. There are no visible set screws.
Based on my internet research it seems maybe the bottom half might be threaded but no amount of twisting or turning has yielded any results. Also thought maybe the bottom collar might be threaded or pop off, but again I have been unable to get it to budge.
Before I break the darn thing does anyone have any other suggestions?
Best Answer
I highly suspect that this faucet is very similar to the Kingston Brass style KB961/2/3/4/5/7/8/9 as shown in this specification sheet.
https://s1.img-b.com/build.com/mediabase/specifications/kingston_brass/574937/kingston_brass_kb969_m.pdf
The faucets are secured via wide flange nuts from the underside of the sink/vanity. Each faucet assembly has an inlet water connection and then a separate small flexible hose connection from the faucet to the mixer connection on the bottom of the spout assembly. The following picture is from the above specification sheet.
Removal of this type of faucet necessitates the disconnection inlet supply line, the flexible connection to the spout mixer, and then the removal of the flange nut on the bottom. Once the nut is removed the whole faucet assembly lifts out of its mounting hole from the top.
Note that many of the more modern quarter turn type faucets from multiple manufacturers mount as shown here.