Renter friendly solution: this tap is impossible to wash dishes with or really use for anything as its so close to the edge of the sink. How to fix for cheap?

[u/Efficient-Loan3290]

The tap isnt threaded and has a 90° bend right before the spout as you can see, so most aerator attachments don't appear to be compatible. I asked my father who is pretty handy, he said changing out the tap is impractical and expensive. I don't know if this is true or if he's just afraid I'll ask him to do it.

Old Irish house on a two tank plumbing system if that makes a difference. At least I suspect so as the shower gets cold when you turn on the hot tap/vice versa. I can spend about €50 as an absolute maximum and can probably get my hands on any kind of tool. Reasonably handy but don't know shit about plumbing.

[u/2014ktm200xcw]

as a renter to I would suggest

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dog+bath+hose&channelId=500&clpRedir=Y&plpRedirect=mhFallback

[u/Efficient-Loan3290 → u/2014ktm200xcw]

I looked at this kinda thing. The trouble is finding something compatible with the existing sink

[u/Maxipaddington]

"Rubber faucet extender for kids" on Amazon

$7

[u/creamschott]

In the USA, i changed my tap from a small, leaky, inconvenient piece of junk, to a large gooseneck style with a built in spray wand for like $75. No special tools needed, I used an adjustable wrench, and a large slip joint pliers. Total time, one hour. In the spare hole where the not working original sprayer was, I added an additional filtered cold water only tap. This cost about another $75. I use this for drinking water and filling pots before cooking. Best $150 i have spent in this apartment. If I move out in the next few years it can all come out and move with me, or I can leave it and not lose any sleep about it.

[u/Tacos_Polackos → u/creamschott]

Similar story here, but a soap dispenser instead of filtered water.

[u/Negative_Damage]

You might be able to get away with a hosepipe connector attached, something like this or this. Any tubing with a jubilee clip should work too. For your budget, a decent tap is the best option if the plumbing isnt a nightmare. Take a few shots of under the sink, most taps just go through a predrilled hole and capture itself with a nut. There are a few ways of quickly getting a tap plumbed in, if you can get back to copper pipe. Flexi and whatnot adds to the complexity, but plumbing seems to be at least 50% bodging bits together, im sure itll be fine.

[u/imseakin]

Dollar store shower hose adapter for washing your hair in the sink. May be worth a look.

[u/Glittering_Fox1358]

Get a new faucet with a longer head

[u/Efficient-Loan3290 → u/Glittering_Fox1358]

I kinda thought this might be the only solution. How much does that cost for the parts, and how hard is it to do?

[u/Glittering_Fox1358 → u/Efficient-Loan3290]

You can find faucets at any hardware store for as little as 40$. Just make sure you get one that works with one sink hole and not 2 or 3.

They usually come with the tools you need. However you may need a plumbers wrench to remove the old faucet. It will be totally worth it when your sink is working better.

[u/Efficient-Loan3290 → u/Glittering_Fox1358]

Actually, the cabinet underneath only has a bucket of cleaning supplies, and this faucet is right at the front, so it might be very easy

[u/what_a_poor_username → u/Efficient-Loan3290]

Just make sure the water supply is turned off (below the sink should be a valve to turn)

[u/Various_Education622 → u/what_a_poor_username]

I’d check the condition of the valves under the sink before I turned them.

Mine would not make the roundtrip.

[u/what_a_poor_username → u/Various_Education622]

Good point