If you are considering upgrading your bathroom and kitchen sink faucets, you have come to the right place. The following explanation will make your task much easier and will save your time as well.
However, before we start, make sure that you have following materials ready with you.
– New faucet assembly – Basin wrench – Adjustable wrenches – Slip-joint pliers – Scouring pad
Now follow these simple steps. (Assuming that you are replacing the old two-handled faucet with the more modern single-handled type)
Replacing Kitchen Sink Faucets
1. Before you start, go at the shut-off valves under the sink, and turn off the water.
2. Open the faucet so that it could drain any excess water.
3. The next step is to disconnect the hot and cold water supply lines from the shutoff valves. You can use a small adjustable-wrench to do this.
4. Reach up behind the faucet. You will find the coupling nuts that connect the supply tubes to the faucet. Unscrew the same using a basin wrench.
5. Behind the faucet, you will also find mounting nuts that hold the faucet in place. Remove these nuts using the same basin wrench.
6. Now that you have disconnected the mounting nuts, you can lift out the old faucet. Lifting it out, disconnect the sprayer hose from the assembly using an adjustable wrench.
7. Lift out the sprayer hose, and remove the faucet.
8. Once you have removed the faucet, clean the surface of the sink thoroughly with a scouring pad.
9. Remove the escutcheon cap and replace the same with the one that is included with your new faucet.
10. Now you are ready to make the new connection. Bring your new sprayer hose, and slip it down through the sprayer hole.
11. Feed the sprayer hose up through the center faucet hole, and connect the hose through the sprayer nipple using an adjustable wrench.
12. If the hot and cold supply tubes of the new faucet have a different length, attach flexible connectors to the fittings on the supply tubes. Hold the faucet fitting stationary with one wrench and tighten each connection with another wrench.
13. Insert and feed the supply lines and the connectors into the center hole, and then seat the faucet.
14. Now crawl up under the sink and in order to hold the faucet in place, install a washer and nut to the end bolts.
15. First, tighten the nuts by hand, and then with a basin wrench.
16. Connect the supply lines to the shutoff valves, and turn the water on.
17. Turn on the faucet and check for leaks.
Replacing Bathroom Sink Faucets
1. Go underneath the sink. Turn off the water. Loosen the collar nuts on the drainpipe.
2. Drain any excessive water, and then remove the drainpipe.
3. Loosen the nuts that hold the pop-up assembly in place under the sink using slip-joint pliers.
4. Unscrew the pop-up flange in order to free the assembly underneath the sink.
5. Remove the fittings that join the supply lines of the old faucet to the shutoff valves, using a wrench.
6. Repeat the steps 4-15 as explained above for replacing kitchen faucet.
7. Now, you have to install the pop-up assembly.
8. Push the pop-up rod down through the body of the faucet.
9. Attach the flat bar.
10. At the bottom of the new flange, use a little plumber's putty to hold the tailpiece so that the whole assembly protrudes up through the drain hole in the sink.
11. Spin the ring to position the same with the tailpiece under the sink.
12. In order to secure pop-up housing in place, tighten the nut on top of the tailpiece.
13. Hook up the pop-up lever onto the flat bar in order to secure it to the pop-up housing.
14. Drop the stopper into the drain hole.
15. Replace the drainpipe.
16. Tighten the collar nuts.
17. Turn on the faucet and check for leaks.
Hence, replacing a kitchen and a bathroom faucet is almost similar except for the work related to the pop-up assembly that is included with the bathroom sink.

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Can I Really Replace My Own Kitchen Faucet?

Can I Really Replace My Own Kitchen Faucet? If you have moderate mechanical ability and the right tools, you can certainly replace your old kitchen faucet with a new one. The one special tool that you should have is a basin wrench. This allows you to get to the mounting nuts and supply nuts. Without a basin wrench, the job is miserable. Hardware stores usually sell cheap basin wrenches that will work for less than $20. The other tools that come in handy are adjustable wrenches and water-pump pliers. A tubing cutter or a hacksaw may be needed in some cases. Some type of light, such as a flashlight, will come in handy. You should also obtain some stainless plumber’s putty and some pipe-thread sealant when you are at the store. It never hurts to pick up a couple of supply tubes in the event that your existing supplies don’t fit the new faucet. Ask for ferrules to use on the supply tubes for compression connections.

Now that you have an idea of what you will need for a typical replacement, let’s run through the procedure. I strongly suggest that you wear a pair of goggles or safety glasses when removing your old faucet. It is common for rust to fall from above and fill your face with nasty brown particles. You don’t want these in your eyes.

Your sink should have two cut-off valves under it. If not, don’t cut any piping. Turn off the cut-offs. Turn on the old faucet to confirm that the water is off. Lie under the sink and use the basin wrench to loosen the nuts that hold the supply tubes to the faucet. Then loosen the mounting nuts. Left is loose—right is tight. If the old faucet has a spray attachment, cut the hose. Remove the old faucet. You are left with the holes in your sink and the supply tubes waiting for the new faucet.

Read the installation instructions for your new faucet. Always follow the manufacturer’s recommendations. In the meantime, I will give you a quick rundown of what you will be doing. Most faucets are shipped with a rubber gasket that fits between the faucet and the top of the sink. If this is not the case, use stainless putty to seal the edges of the faucet. This is done by rolling the putty in your hand until you have enough to lay it along the outline of the faucet.

Place the faucet through the mounting holes and install the washers and mounting nuts. Check the faucet to make sure that it is in proper alignment before final tightening. Ideally, the existing supply tubes will fit right into the faucet receptors. When this is the case, you set the supply tubes, tighten the supply nuts, and turn on the water at the cut-off valves to see if you have any leaks.

If everything stays dry under the sink, remove the screw-on aerator from the faucet. This is the piece on the spout that water comes out of. You remove this to avoid getting debris in it when you first turn the faucet on. Turn the faucet on and see if all is working well. Once the water is running properly, turn it off and reinstall the aerator.

If the supply tubes are too long or too short, replace them with the spare supply tubes that you bought. They are cheap and make for good insurance. You will have to use the new ferrules to make your compression connection on the supply cut-offs. Loosen the nuts that hold the supply tubes into the cut-off valves and lift them out. Cut the supply tube to recover the nuts. Slide the nuts on the new supply tubes and then slide the ferrules over the supply tubes. Cut the tubes to a proper length and place them in the cut-off valve. Slide the ferrule down to the cut-off and secure the connection with the supply nut.

            Replacing a faucet is not a big job when everything goes right. The key factor is to make sure that you have the water cut off before you disturb any plumbing. Stay dry, and enjoy your new faucet.

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