Installing Bathroom Sink Drain

In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink does your sink have a pop up drain.

Installing bathroom sink drain.

Make sure the opening in the tailpiece where the pop up pivot lever will fit is pointing straight back toward the wall. Place a slip joint nut on the pipe first followed by the washer. You ll note one of them is much too loose but the other one fits just right. From under the sink hold the drain tailpiece with one hand and tighten the mounting nut upwards toward the bottom of the sink.

Insert the bottom of the drain into the open drain hole. No washers are required here. Lay out a towel under your sink to catch any drips and to cushion your work area. Whether it s because you need to move your sink during a remodel or because your new sink just doesn t quite fit the sink drain may end up.

This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink. Fyi if you ever have a broken pop up you can fix your pop up stopper with this tutorial. Remove them from the drain. Next find the washer that will fit onto the drain under the sink.

If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is i. Learn how to replace it h. You simply slip a nut onto the waste drain and press it against the other pipe then hand tighten the nut. Replacing a sink drain instructions.

Set the new drain into place inside the sink basin. Tighten the drain assembly. How to install offset drain pipes for bathroom sinks.