Changing Kitchen Sink Drain

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Changing kitchen sink drain.

Next use pliers to loosen the second slip nut that attaches the tailpiece to the p trap and remove. Grasp the coupling nut on the top of the drain pipe with a pair of pliers and twist it. Microfiber cloths step 1. Open the cabinet doors beneath the sink.

Remove the water supply. Turn off the water supply. Grasp the locknut on the bottom of the drain basket using pliers and remove it. Place an empty bucket beneath the drain trap under the sink.

Wipe away excess caulk. With the bucket in place to. With large pliers loosen the slip nut which is a ring that keeps the tailpiece tightened to the drain located on. How to replace a kitchen sink drain.

Remove a self rimming cast iron sink. 15 to 30 there aren t many reasons for changing out the drain pipes under a kitchen sink but it s not uncommon to replace the drain assembly during a kitchen renovation when the sink is being replaced. Separate the tailpiece from the sink drain. Remove the drain trap.