Changing Kitchen Sink Drain

How to replace a kitchen sink drain.

Changing kitchen sink drain.

Use a kitchen and bath 100 percent silicone that requires solvent cleanup sold at home centers. Grasp the coupling nut on the top of the drain pipe with a pair of pliers and twist it. 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.

Open the cabinet doors beneath the sink. 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. Turn off the water supply.

Remove the drain trap. With large pliers loosen the slip nut which is a ring that keeps the tailpiece tightened to the drain located on. Microfiber cloths step 1. Remove the water supply.

Next use pliers to loosen the second slip nut that attaches the tailpiece to the p trap and remove. Wipe away excess caulk. Reach under the sink and find the knob that turns off the water supply. If it spins when you try to remove the.