Replacing A Bathroom Sink Drain

Clean the pipe threads on the sink drain piece.

Replacing a bathroom sink drain. Sink drain assembly plumbing pliers flat head screwdriver only necessary if you need more torque to get the old drain out plumber s teflon tape plumber s putty some drain assemblies require this around the flange basin towel scissor wet wipes. While this simple collar sits above the sink s drain to replace it you will need to have access to the plumbing below the sink itself. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink.

Replacing a drain assembly on a bathroom sink isn t all that tough. Another reason to remove and replace the sink drain is to stop a leak from around the drain opening. The locknut will be snug up against the underside of the sink.

Turn off the water and clear the area under the sink to prepare to replace your current drain pipes. Most sink drains are held in place by compression between the drain s lip on the topside of the sink and a locknut on the underside. Learn how to replace it.

Bathroom faucets often come with matching drain assemblies and if the kit includes a pop up stopper you have to use the drain assembly included in the kit if you want the stopper to work. Use a large wrench or channel locks to loosen and remove it. Tool dude tony walks you through the process step by step in this episode of how to fix sh t 101.

Support the assembly and carefully lower before dumping. Put the tailpiece washer into the flared end of the tailpiece then attach the tailpiece by screwing the slip nut onto the sink strainer. Thankfully there is no.

It is an inexpensive and simple task to replace them. Does your sink have a pop up drain. Purchasing a new faucet gives you another opportunity to replace the bathroom sink drain.

Loosen and remove the couplings on either end of the p trap. Loosen the locknut that holds the drain in place. 1 turn off the water to the sink at the valves.