How To Replace Bathroom Sink Drain
If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is it.
How to replace bathroom sink drain. In fact its easier to do the job right the first time than it is to make a mistake and you. Reach on top into the sink and lift up the drain flange. Dont be intimidated by the task and call a plumber because as far as diy jobs go its one of the least challenging.
Push the pop up stopper down into the drain opening inside the sink making sure the hole in the linkage is facing toward the back of the sink. It is an inexpensive and simple task to replace them. Remove the new drain assembly from the package.
In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink. Anyone can do this if they have the. Thankfully there is no.
If the whole sink drain spins when you try to turn the locknut stick the tips of two flat head screwdrivers into the drain opening from above you should be able to find a couple of notches inside the drain opening that accept the screwdriver tips. Does your sink have a pop up drain. When a bathroom sink drain gets old it tends to get rusty and smelly and because theres little chance of things improving on their own its a good reason to replace the drain.
After years of use bathroom sink drains can rust. Insert the pivot rod into the opening in the side of the tailpiece from under the sink. This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink.
Replacing a drain assembly on a bathroom sink isnt all that tough. Tool dude tony walks you through the process step by step in this episode of how to fix sht 101. Around the tailpiece top and anywhere else you see threads around the pop up ball rod seat.