How To Tighten Kitchen Faucet Mounting Nut. Tighten the mounting nuts using your hand. Keep turning the handle until the nut is tight and the fixture is.
Doing this will shut the water supply off. “first locate the mounting and loosen the hex nut that holds the clamp to the bottom of the countertop. It should be just enough to hold the faucet firmly in position.
Use a basin wrench to tighten the nut the rest of the way.
Fit the jaws of the wrench around the nut and rotate the handle clockwise. Put the thread locker on the shaft where the nut and clamp will stop when tight to the countertop then with the faucet base in place tighten the nut to hold the faucet base where you want it, then caulk it to keep in place.” “first locate the mounting and loosen the hex nut that holds the clamp to the bottom of the countertop. Once you tightened the nut as far as you can by hand, you tighten the screws which press against a washer, firmly holding down the fixture.