21st Sep 2009
How To Plumb A Kitchen Sink
A common thing that people want to do change their faucet for either looks or due to a leaking sink. A leaking sinking can indeed be a problem and could even require calling an emergency plumber. To that end, here is a quick synopsis of what it takes to plumb a kitchen sink from your friends here at Emergency Plumber Site.
1. Remove the old faucet.
Using a plumbing wrench or other tools remove your old faucet. This will include turning off the water supply and then removing the supply lines from your old faucet. Hopefully you have shut off valves below the kitchen sink, but if not, then turn off the main water shut off. I would suggest that this would be a great time to find ball valve shut offs to install below here such that you can turn off the water to just the kitchen sink while the entire remainder of the house still has full usage of the water.
2. Read the directions from the new faucet
An important step for all people who are about to install a new faucet.
3. Tighten the nuts to attach the faucet to the counter
Using a plumbing basin wrench (much easier) or another tool, tighten the large nuts to get the new faucet to be taut against the counter for years of continued use.
4.Connect the water supply lines to the faucet.
I prefer to use the flexible supply lines that have metal sheathing around them due to being easier to connect and also provide years of use. You don’t need to use these metal sheathed lines, but it makes the job a ton easier. Otherwise use whatever you have to connect the copper supply pipe to the faucet hot and cold water.
5. Flush Out supply lines
Just to ensure that the water supply lines do not contain any debris from solder or flux run them into a bucket or similar prior to connecting them to your new faucet.
6. Connect supply lines to new faucet
Using a basin wrench or similar connect the supply lines to the faucet. If your faucet has a side sprayer DO NOT turn on your supply yet or you will get water everywhere.
7. Connect any accompanying items to your faucet
This includes, but is not limited to, side sprayers and the like. Follow the instructions in the guide that comes with your faucet to ensure proper installation.
8. Turn on the water supply and test out your next sink!
Simply turn your shutoff valves back on, and check for any leaks below the sink. Once you are certain that there are no leaks below the sink, turn on the faucet and ensure that everything is running properly.
Here is a video that goes over the entire process as described above.
A common thing that people want to do change their faucet for either looks or due to a leaking sink. A leaking sinking can indeed be a problem and could even require calling an emergency plumber. To that end, here is a quick synopsis of what it takes to plumb a kitchen sink from your friends here at Emergency Plumber Site.
1. Remove the old faucet.
Using a plumbing wrench or other tools remove your old faucet. This will include turning off the water supply and then removing the supply lines from your old faucet. Hopefully you have shut off valves below the kitchen sink, but if not, then turn off the main water shut off. I would suggest that this would be a great time to find ball valve shut offs to install below here such that you can turn off the water to just the kitchen sink while the entire remainder of the house still has full usage of the water.
2. Read the directions from the new faucet
An important step for all people who are about to install a new faucet.
3. Tighten the nuts to attach the faucet to the counter
Using a plumbing basin wrench (much easier) or another tool, tighten the large nuts to get the new faucet to be taut against the counter for years of continued use.
4.Connect the water supply lines to the faucet.
I prefer to use the flexible supply lines that have metal sheathing around them due to being easier to connect and also provide years of use. You don’t need to use these metal sheathed lines, but it makes the job a ton easier. Otherwise use whatever you have to connect the copper supply pipe to the faucet hot and cold water.
5. Flush Out supply lines
Just to ensure that the water supply lines do not contain any debris from solder or flux run them into a bucket or similar prior to connecting them to your new faucet.
6. Connect supply lines to new faucet
Using a basin wrench or similar connect the supply lines to the faucet. If your faucet has a side sprayer DO NOT turn on your supply yet or you will get water everywhere.
7. Connect any accompanying items to your faucet
This includes, but is not limited to, side sprayers and the like. Follow the instructions in the guide that comes with your faucet to ensure proper installation.
8. Turn on the water supply and test out your next sink!
Simply turn your shutoff valves back on, and check for any leaks below the sink. Once you are certain that there are no leaks below the sink, turn on the faucet and ensure that everything is running properly.
Here is a video that goes over the entire process as described above.
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