General Tools Telescoping Basin Wrench Large Jaw #140XL, Extends from 11 to 16-Inches, Fits 1 to 2 Inch

Big but works.

I'm doing what feels like a major renovation under the kitchen sink installing a soap dispenser, and reverse osmosis water filter dispenser. The soap dispenser has a largish plastic nut, perhaps 1" wide, with fins. I was able to tighten it minimally by hand, but it was still wobbly. This beast, the GT&I basin wrench, was able to grip the large plastic nut and gently tighten it so the soap dispenser is nice and snug. As for the water dispenser, it has a 5/8" nut and I was a little disappointed that this massive basin wrench (it is large after all) was too big to grip the nut. So.....I am ordering a smaller basin wrench and will be putting this wrench in my tool box for future use. I suppose I could return it, but it worked on my soap dispenser and is honestly a great tool, very beefy (I dropped it a few times and feared for my face) and will last forever, I think. I think it would probably perform quite well for a professional using the tool on a daily basis. The extendable feature was invaluable. I was working under the garbage disposal and had a bit of distance to reach. Being able to extend this wrench made the job MUCH easier. It's worth the extra dollars! To summarize, this tool is very well made (heavy-duty materials) and it works! If you have big nuts, this thing will tighten them!

I'd like to thank shows like Fixer Upper for popularizing deep sinks in the kitchen. And, to be clear, they are awesome. Being able to fill a 2 gallon stock pot straight from the tap is handy. That being said...if your faucet starts to come loose...you're kind of screwed. I have a Price-Pfister single point faucet with the extendable hose that comes directly out of the faucet. Works well. But after a couple years of swiveling back and forth (and a house full of kids that don't understand how to treat things gently), the large nut that holds the faucet in place started to loosen. I then go about trying to tighten it. A traditional crescent wrench, channel lock pliers...nothing worked. There was no room to get any tool in the small area where the nut sits. Frustrated, I consulted the oracle (Google) to see if there were any suggestions. So the term "basin wrench" kept popping up.I decided to hop on Amazon and see what they had available, worst case scenario if it doesn’t work, I return it. I picked this particular wrench because I have a large nut, and this one was designed for nuts in the 1" to 2" range. How it works: Basin wrenches have “teeth”. One on a swiveling jaw that has a spring. The spring holds the wrench closed in its standard position. On the inside of the head, there’s another set of teeth, this one on a fixed part of the wrench head. The wrench head also pivots, so you can flip the entire head assembly 180 degrees. When in position to get at the faucet nut, you extend the wrench head up, in the flat position. The “jaw” flips open around the nut once you start to twist it. Or you can reach up with your finger and open it until it has settled around the nut. The teeth on both sides of the wrench grab the nut, and you twist the supplied “t” handle while the wrench is in the vertical position. Tighten it by going righty-tighty. Or flip the head and go the opposite direction to loosen the nut. Easy-peasy. It worked like a champ. Within 5 minutes I had that faucet on there tighter than I ever thought I’d get it. It’s amazing how quick a job can go if you have the right tool(s). Cons: The teeth damage the nut. It’s not an extensive amount of damage, but you can see where the teeth dig in when applying pressure. Probably not a big deal, but if you had to do this more than a couple times, you’d have to replace the nut eventually before it was too stripped to be used. I would highly recommend this tool to anyone with deep sinks and hard to reach hardware inside those sink cavities.

So your kitchen sink is showing signs of age, and you are ready to give your sink a makeover by installing a new faucet. Do you call the plumber or opt to try to change it yourself? If you chose the DIY route, then you need this tool. It will save you headache down the line. Order it early so you will have it by the weekend. I bought this tool at the full price of 17 dollars to use on a tough situation removal of an old kitchen faucet. This tool allows you to reach up under the sink to unscrew the nut that holds the faucet in place. Often there is very little clearance for traditional wrench to get in there. You can't use a socket set because the water hose often runs through the nut. Intimately, I ended up having to drill out the old faucet due to rust, but I can see that this tool would have help a lot in a normal situation. It is the best tool of its kind, well built, and sturdy. It is so strong I was getting tiny bits of brass falling down as I was unscrewing, which means It was gripping and stripping the nut. But due to the nut being virtually welded in place by rust, there was nothing it could have done. A lesser tool might have broke under the strain. Today it is going for under 13 dollars here on Amazon so I think it is a great deal for someone that needs it. Highly recommended.

If you are replacing a Kitchen Faucet, especially a one hole mount, YOU MUST HAVE this tool. There are similar tools on the market but most are too small, used for the supply lines for the hot and cold or a bathroom faucet. Those are too small for the kitchen. I believe my faucet has a 1.5 inch retaining nut. I tried using every tool I could find in my garage, nothing would grasp and enable you to turn the nut. Both Lowe's and Home Depot carry the smaller versions of this, but they are all too small. I finally found this, It's HUGE !! once I was under the sink, I extended the arm with just a push of the button and it locked into place, it went right around the nut, (after a hand tighten and my son holding the faucet in place) only 2 turns tightened it sufficiently to securely lock the faucet onto the granite counter top. After 5 months of a loose faucet, I was thrilled!! It took maybe 5 minutes. This tool will save you money, avoiding a call to a plumber (who would use this tool) and at least a $50.00 trip charge plus the cost to actually tighten it. All in all, this is a must have for the tool box. A very high quality tool and well worth the money.

I bought the 2" version of this tool because none of the local stores carried anything so large, and the kitchen faucet I replaced had a 2" nut. I was able to complete the removal and replacement with this tool, but I wouldn't buy it again for the following reasons: - The spring that tensions the jaw is weak. I have doubts about it keeping tension if it were used frequently. - The friction that keeps the jaw perpendicular to the shaft is insufficient. The head on my wrench was constantly sagging toward the floor and sometimes needed a second hand to keep it in position. - The button that controls the telescope length is difficult to use. Presently, my wrench is stuck; I can't get the handle to collapse back down to its shipping length.

Works as needed for a hard to get to spot under the sink just as intended. would’ve been very hard to do the task without it!

This is one of those tools you buy knowing you're going to use it for a few minutes and then probably never again. Well, unless you're a plumber anyway. After replacing the sink faucet, I just couldn't get the bottom nut to tighten quite enough. It a small space and I did the best I could, even with the assistant tool the faucet came with, but I just couldn't get it tight enough. Whenever we would try to move the faucet from one side of the sink to the other, the whole base would swivel. Not ideal... Anyway, I was looking online at how to fix my problem when I came across this thing called a basin wrench. I figured it couldn't hurt to try, but didn't really want to buy a tool I would only use once. I called around to a few friends, and found one, but it was too small. The nut on the bottom of my sink was about an inch and a half while most only go up to about an inch. This one was bigger and worked pretty well. I will say, it was still very tight and the wrench was almost too big to be helpful. I was only able to turn it about 1/8 of a turn before I had to reposition it. That's where I'm taking a star for my review. The head would slip down and I had to use my other hand to hold it up and open to get it where it needed to be. If it wasn't quite so loose, I think it would have worked a lot better. But, in the end, it did get the job done. After I got it positioned right, I was surprised at how easily I was able to tighten the nut and stop the base of the faucet from moving. Now the tool is sitting in a drawer where it will rest untouched until I decide to get rid of it. Which will probably a month before I need to use it again.

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Muy buena calidad de materiales. Recomendado ampliamente.

Great tool well made

When you need this tool, nothing else will do. I found out using the smaller basin wrench I already own that I needed something else. Tool is well made. Possibly a professional may have quibbles but for me this once in ten years tool is wonderful! The adjustable shaft length is critical and the oversize jaw does the job. I did find it a bit tricky to initially engage my faucet nut because it is very thin, so I had to use one hand to steady the tool while the teeth engage. Once engaged the tool grips brilliantly and you will need to be careful not to crush any porcelain. Having said all that; I read in the reviews about someone receiving an empty envelope and having to get another tool sent. My first tool was lost between Amazon and the courier. Amazon replaced the lost order and sent it next day. Next day the tool did show up in a wildly oversized padded envelope. The envelope had a nice tear right in the end, perfectly sized for the tool to slide out. Whoever is packaging these things needs to put these basin wrenches in packaging that can contain them. Not loose in a 13" x 18" padded envelope. The tool is too heavy. I'm not surprised these are getting lost.