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IKEA sink plumbing "hack"

Here are two issues I ran into installing my IKEA LILLÅNGEN sink and DALSKÄR faucet.

 

Problem: I needed more length on the tailpipe. Picked up a standard American tailpipe extension and discovered the supplied IKEA PVC was either proprietary or European/Metric-sized -- so the fittings didn't work w/ the standard American PVC.

Solution: Picked up the rubber coupler to connect the two different sized PVC (oddly enough, as you can see, the American extension fit into the IKEA trap just fine)

 

Problem: I also needed length on the supplied, non-standard flexible coming out of the IKEA faucet.

Solution: Picked up a brass compression fitting of the proper size and a small piece of flexible to go down to the shut-off valve.

 

Drop a comment w/ any questions beyond the explanation here or in the picture.

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Uploaded on January 7, 2010
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