Installing New Kitchen Sink

Pay special attention to the corners.

Installing new kitchen sink. See below for a shopping list tools and steps. Set the new sink in the countertop hole to verify that it fits. Trace the outline and create a new cutout with a jigsaw.

Always start at the sink tailpiece and work down. How to install a new kitchen sink faucet and drain duration. This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey heads to colorado to help a homeowner install a new kitchen sink and faucet.

A simple project that gave me a headachei youtubed horseshoe shape under sink. This is also a good time to install any other under sink components such as a water filter or a hot water dispenser. It can swing side to side on two different axes and adjust up or down.

Install a basket strainer onto the sink basin without the garbage disposal. How to install plumbing for underneath your kitchen sink step by step duration. To install a kitchen sink drain youll need a drain assembly kit that fits your sink pliers a basket wrench plumbers putty and a brass tailpiece to attach the basket strainer to the main drainpipe.

A sink thats too small for the countertop opening will leave ugly gaps along the sides or even fall right through the hole. Youll then need to tighten the nut on. This is where a swivel p trap with a trap adapter earns its keep.

Once its removed youll need to apply some plumbers putty to the underside of the new basket strainer to connect it to the drain hole. After noticing a leak we decided it was a good time to upgrade our sink. Youll need to disconnect the drain pipe and remove the existing strainer if you havent already.