Any issues with hooking up new faucet, testing & then not using for a year?

Question

Bought a house as-is and one of the bathroom sink faucets was not hooked up to be tested. To spare you details, we replaced the old broken faucet and in testing the new one discovered a leak in the drain that cannot be fixed without ripping out the wall. We were already planning to remodel this bath next year and can live without it being functional until then so we are going to pretend it doesn’t exist for the time being.

We plan to reuse the sink & faucet combo. Should we anticipate any issues from the new faucet being tested and then not being used for 8-12 months? We had to buy one of these three piece faucets: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=231690-72981-35902-SS&lpage=none which wasn’t exactly cheap.

This may be a silly question. I just know very little about plumbing and don’t always trust that my husband knows as much as he thinks. :-)

Would it be of any benefit to unhook the faucet? We have water shutoffs on the plumbing lines.

Answer 1

No problem with doing this at all. I would turn off the water just in case. Someone else could turn on the faucet....

Answer 2

If the faucet was installed, tested and found to be problem free (i.e. no leaks) then you have nothing to worry about.
A faucet that does not get used for a period of time does not deteriorate.
The only issue would be damage that occurs during the removal and subsequent re-install so tell your husband to be careful :)

Answer 3

should not be any problem with the faucet.but i would advise you to cut the faucet drain line behind the p/trap and cap it to prevent sewer gases from entering the house once the p/trap dries out from no use.you are going to fix the leak later so by doing this will not cost you any more

Answer 4

No problem. Just turn off the shut off valves below.

Answer 5

None whatsoever, unless you destroy it during remodeling.

Answer 6

no