c/dull_mens_club · by Gork@sopuli.xyz · 34dMy faucet nozzle was dangling so I came up with a proper doohickey with magnets to fix it https://files.catbox.moe/3q3ywh.mp4Nobody likes a dangling nozzle. 159 points · 19 comments · view on lemmy.world
19 Comments
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 43 pts · 34d
Mine uses a weight on the hose under the sink to keep it in place.
ladicius@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 34d
Standard solution as far as I know. Everything else seems overengineered.
Sometimes the weight has to be moved up or down the tube a bit to balance draw better but that's rarely necessary after initial installation.
purplemonkeymad@programming.dev · 10 pts · 34d
My first thought was, is the hose and weight obstructed below the sink? Had the same issue but it was just some stuff that had been pushed too far back.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 34d
Damn, that's a nice doohickey.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 34d
Fuckin magnets, how do they work?
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
My favorite hobby is magnets.
Widdershins@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 34d
I kept the weight from the old faucet and put it on with the new one. It is doubly weighted and flies back in to position.
Cattypat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 34d
love me a doohickey
billwashere@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
Yeah I really hate it when my nozzle is dangling.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
Get used to it. As you get old it spends all it's time just dangling......
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
The best doohickeys have magnets
Bluefruit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
Curious what the process was for this, were the magnets cut in half from the factory or were the holes big enough to slip everything through?
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 34d
Two opposing 10x3 magnets placed in holes on each side. Both pairs are separated by 0.8 mm of plastic so they don't directly touch.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 34d
A water faucet? With magnets? Not under MAGA science my friend. /s (Good fix though, in all seriousness).
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 34d
Yeah I just have to be careful to not let water get on the magnets since that's the end of the magnets. 🙄
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 34d
You can fix this by rubbing some ivermectin on the hose.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 32d
Now THATS a proper doohickey 😌
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 34d
Yea, you should verify the counterwight under the sink is working correctly, or isn't being blocked by stuff under there.
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 34d
It probably is. I just didn't know enough about how these worked so I used an excuse to use my 3D printer and magnets. Works well enough now.