how to install bathroom sink drain - Having a troubled bathroom sink is very annoying. It can cause a mess in your bathroom. One of the causes of this problem is the drain pipe. It may be leaking or broken. To solve this problem, you may need to replace the drain pipe. If you never do this before, you must know the steps of how to install bathroom sink drain. Replacing the drain is not that difficult. You don’t need to call a plumber for it.
Prepare the tools and equipment’s
Before you replace your old sink drain, you must have the right equipment’s and tools. Some of the things you must have:
- PVC pipe in the right size
- drain assembly
- pipe joint compound
- rubber washer
- P-trap
- Plumbers putty
- Towel
- Screwdriver
- Pliers
Different sink drain pipe problems will need different handling and tools.
Steps of installing new sink drain
Installing the drain is pretty easy. However, you must do it carefully so that there are no leaking or other problems. Here are the steps of installing bathroom sink drain.
- The first thing you must do is examining the content of your drain assembly packaging. Doing it will enable you to picture out what you will need to do to install the drain. It will also ensure you that you have everything you need to install it. In this package, you may find a tailpiece, threaded strainer, nut, gasket, and pop-up stopper.
- Before you start assembling all these parts, you must not forget to turn off the water. It is also better for you to clean under the sink area. This little preparation will make your installation project easier to do.
- Screw a tailpiece into a threaded strainer. To avoid leaking, tighten it using pliers. To protect the finish, wrap it with a rag or towel before you tighten it with the pliers.
- Fill the strainer’s underside lip with plumber’s putty. After that, drop the threaded strainer into the bottom of your bathroom sink. You must remember to do it with the tailpiece face down.
- Slip up the gasket in the tailpiece. Fit it around the hole of the sink. After that, slip up the nut and screw it to the strainer. Don’t forget to tighten it with pliers. To tighten it, you may need help from others to hold the strainer.
- Use plastic pipe cement to glue the P-trap adapter onto the drain pipe.
- Uninstall the nut from the P-trap inlet. Remove the plastic washer too. Slid up the nut inside the tailpiece. Fix the washer around the tailpiece’s end. Place the opening of the P-trap against the washer. Make sure that the waste pipe and the trap outlet is in level. Slip down the nut and tightly screw it.
- You may need a PVC pipe to join the waste pipe and the trap outlet.
These steps of how to install bathroom sink drain is not difficult, is it? A non-skilled homeowner can even do it without much trouble.
More about fixing sink problems
There are other problems that are related to bathroom sink. Some of them are leaking sink drain and broken faucet. To fix these problems, you can perform some DIY project to get rid of these problems.
Tips of fixing a leaking bathroom sink
- Observe the area of the bathroom sink. Make sure that you turn on the water while you do it. Use some paper towel to determine the leaking drain area.
- Tighten up any loose fitting if the leak is caused by loose couplings.
- If the fitting is tight enough but the drain stay dripping, you must unscrew it. Use a clean cloth to cleanse the pipe thread. After that, ruse new gaskets to replace the old ones before putting them together.
- If the leaking drain is caused by old washer, you must replace it with the new one.
Tips of fixing a broken faucet
- Turn off the wall’s valve before removing the old faucet.
- Remove all the hardware under the sink. Removing it is the first step of uninstalling the old faucet. It may be a little difficult to remove the faucet since it has been attached for years in it. In consequence, corrosion makes it difficult to
- Make sure you read the manual before installing the new faucet.
- In installing a new faucet, you may need plumbers putty, washer, nut, and countertop.
Maintaining your bathroom sink is very important. Replacing your faucet and fixing the drain as early as possible will save you from more serious trouble in the future. This DIY project is very rewarding. It will also enable you to save some money on plumber fee. I hope these tips on how to install bathroom sink drain are useful for you.
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