Replacing A Bathroom Sink Drain

The locknut will be snug up against the underside of the sink.

Replacing a bathroom sink drain. After years of use bathroom sink drains can rust. Thankfully there is no. Does your sink have a pop up drain.

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. Purchasing a new faucet gives you another opportunity to replace the bathroom sink drain. The sink drain starts as a tailpiece and may reach the p trap without additional parts.

If not add a tailpiece to make up the distance cutting it to the needed length. Replacing a drain assembly on a bathroom sink isn t all that tough. Tool dude tony walks you through the process step by step in this episode of how to fix sh t 101.

Most sink drains are held in place by compression between the drain s lip on the topside of the sink and a locknut on the underside. Turn off the water and clear the area under the sink to prepare to replace your current drain pipes. Clean the pipe threads on the sink drain piece.

Learn how to replace it. Another reason to remove and replace the sink drain is to stop a leak from around the drain opening. Loosen the locknut that holds the drain in place.

Use a large wrench or channel locks to loosen and remove it. Support the assembly and carefully lower before dumping. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink.

Loosen and remove the couplings on either end of the p trap. 1 turn off the water to the sink at the valves. 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.