How To Change A Kitchen Sink Faucet
Today i ll show you how you can save some money replacing your kitchen faucet in less than an hour.
How to change a kitchen sink faucet. In this video we show you how to replace a kitchen faucet. Tip with most faucets only three of the four holes are covered so you ll either need to get a blank insert or use the extra hole for a liquid soap or instant hot water dispenser. To see the faucets we have please click here. Steps for replacing a kitchen sink and faucet.
Follow the manufacturer s directions to mount the new faucet then remount the sink with the new faucet and hook up the water lines as we show in this how to replace a kitchen faucet project. Has your kitchen sink faucet sprung a leak and your tape job just isn t cutting it. Cartridge faucets generally use an up down motion to regulate water flow and control temperature with a left right motion. Since much of the job will be done on your back a pillow will make the work easier to bear.
If you have a two handle faucet with handles that turn 90 degrees you have either a cartridge or compression faucet. There should be a valve on each one one for hot and one for cold. Use an adjustable wrench to disconnect the water supply lines from the valves. Once the water is off removing the old faucet is a matter of loosening the nuts that hold it in place from beneath the sink and then.
Close the hot and cold water shutoff valves under the sink. Under the sink you will see two supply lines coming out of the wall and going up to your faucet. Enhance the style of your kitchen with a new faucet. Before installing a new kitchen faucet be sure to go underneath your kitchen sink and check how many holes your existing sink uses.
Leaks in cartridge faucets are usually caused by worn out cartridges or worn rubber o ring seals. Removing the old faucet is often trickier than it sounds. While a one hole faucet can work in a 2 hole sink the same won t be true for a 2 or 3 hole faucet in a one hole sink. Disconnect the trap from the sink s drainpipe using pliers.
The faucet shown in the picture figure 1 has two main components the faucet left and the sprayer right. Look at the top of the kitchen sink and count the number of components that make up the faucet. Turn both of these valves off by twisting them clockwise as though they were faucets. The sprayer uses 1 hole while the faucet uses either 1 or 3 holes we don t know how many at this point.