Replacing A Bathroom Sink Drain

Loosen the locknut that holds the drain in place.

Replacing a bathroom sink drain. After years of use bathroom sink drains can rust. 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. If not add a tailpiece to make up the distance cutting it to the needed length.

Put the tailpiece washer into the flared end of the tailpiece then attach the tailpiece by screwing the slip nut onto the sink strainer. It is an inexpensive and simple task to replace them. Purchasing a new faucet gives you another opportunity to replace the bathroom sink drain.

Tool dude tony walks you through the process step by step in this episode of how to fix sh t 101. Replacing a drain assembly on a bathroom sink isn t all that tough. Use a large wrench or channel locks to loosen and remove it.

Does your sink have a pop up drain. 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. Another reason to remove and replace the sink drain is to stop a leak from around the drain opening.

The sink drain starts as a tailpiece and may reach the p trap without additional parts. Learn how to replace it. 1 turn off the water to the sink at the valves.

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. The locknut will be snug up against the underside of the sink. Thankfully there is no.

In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink. Clean the pipe threads on the sink drain piece. Support the assembly and carefully lower before dumping.