Installing A New Bathroom Sink Drain
Learn how to easily replace your bathroom sink pop up assembly in this easy to follow how to video.
Installing a new bathroom sink drain. Just use a bucket or a towel to handle the water that leaks out. Next find the washer that will fit onto the drain under the sink. By the time you install a vanity cabinet and drop the sink into it the rough in plumbing for the drain should be done.
How to plumb a bathroom vanity sink drain. Make sure the pieces are threaded correctly and are not cross threaded. For now it only needs to be hand tightened enough to hold it in place.
There arent many reasons for changing out the drain pipes under a kitchen sink but its not uncommon to replace the drain assembly during a kitchen renovation when the sink is being replaced. Disconnect the supply and drain lines from the faucet using locking pliers or a crescent wrench. The steps for installing the sink drain will depend on how different the new sink is from the old one as well as what other components are being installed.
Replacing a drain assembly on a bathroom sink isnt all that tough. Place a slip joint nut on the pipe first followed by the washer. Push the pop up drain tailpiece assembly up through the drain opening from under the sink as high as you can.
A small amount of water may leak out when you do this which is normal. Apply firm pressure all around the top of the flange to seat it securely in its bed of putty. If youre replacing a sink youll obviously need to remove the sink thats in place before installing the new one.
No washers are required here. Insert the bottom of the drain into the open drain hole. If it is youll see a 2 inch.