Installing Faucet Bathroom Sink

Apply clear silicone to the underside of the drain collar.
Installing faucet bathroom sink. Use a basin wrench if you can t reach the connections with your hands. Next connect the faucet handles to the valves. If not turn off the water at the main valve.
Mount the faucet. Even with a basin wrench it can be nearly impossible to break loose corroded nuts holding older. Disconnect the supply lines from the faucet.
You may need a basin wrench. Put a thin bead of silicone around the bottom lip of the sink and set it into the. Secure the sink with clips.
Then turn on the faucet. The valves are typically under the sink. Mounting the new sink 1.
Wipe away any excess putty from around the faucet base. Turn off the water supply. When the entire assembly is complete go back and tighten all the connections with an adjustable wrench.
Use a basin wrench or a sink installer tool being careful to not over tighten the nuts. A basin wrench is a standard plumbing tool that is indispensable for removing and. Connective clips are often included with new sinks to help anchor the units into place.
From beneath the sink tighten the mounting nuts to keep the faucet in place. Apply pipe compound or teflon tape to the threads of the water supply tailpieces and connect the hot and cold water supplies to the hot and cold supply valves.