Changing Out A Bathroom Faucet

Most faucets are attached to the sink by locknuts attached to the tailpieces under the sink.

Changing out a bathroom faucet.

How to replace a bathroom faucet buying a faucet. Remove everything from under your sink so you have. Start by shutting off the wall valves and turning on the faucet to drain down residual pressure. Next remove the flexible line from the shutoff valve.

Unscrew the metal rim around the drain the drain collar from the pipe underneath the drain rim. With a bucket and towel handy. Examine your old faucet and sink. Use your hands or an adjustable wrench to loosen the nuts and unthread them from the tailpieces.

Turn them to the left counterclockwise to loosen them. Remove the old faucet. Put the new faucet in position placing the appropriate valves into their matching holes. Turn off the hot and cold water shutoff valves under the sink.

Note the type of faucet you currently have the connections and the space. Drain the remaining water into the bucket. When buying a faucet you need to make sure it ll fit your sink. Danny from the home depot walks through the installation of a new sink faucet in just.

If water continues to flow you have a faulty valve. Remove the new faucet from the packaging. Replacing a bathroom faucet can be simple when you have the know how. With a bucket handy use an adjustable wrench to loosen and remove the flexible extension from the faucet.

Remove the faucet and supply lines. Loosen the lock nuts to take out the old faucet. Place the rubber or plastic gasket or gaskets as provided so it will fit between the faucet and the top of the sink holes. After you ve shut the water off turn on the faucet you re changing to make sure the water is actually shut off.

Most sinks will fit. Clean all the holes with rubbing alcohol. Seal the edge with a thin layer of bathroom caulk.