Installing Kitchen Sink Drain Strainer

Then tighten the nut with a basket wrench to secure it in place.

Installing kitchen sink drain strainer.

Exclusive glacier bay sink strainer with double cup installation model 7044 108ss 29 27 29 27. If you discover a puddle of water in the cabinet under your sink it may be caused by a leaky basket strainer. Adapter 1 air gap 72 bath drain trap component 124. Grip the nut firmly with your pliers and rotate it counterclockwise to the left until the drain and drain pipe come apart completely.

Premier copper products 3 5 in. Sinkology sinksense kitchen sink 3 5 in. If your kitchen sink drain is corroded and leaking installing a new basket strainer is an easy way to solve the problem. Install a basket strainer onto the sink basin without the garbage disposal.

Loosen the coupling nut with a pair of slip joint pliers or pipe wrench. Start by adding plumber s putty to the underside of the basket strainer and fit it into the drain hole at the bottom of the sink. Strainer drain with post styled basket in antique copper model tb35 01 32 65 32 65. Install the garbage disposal and strainer.

The slender metal coupling nut at the bottom of the drain serves to connect the drain to the sink s lower plumbing fixtures. This is also a good time to install any other under sink components such as a water filter or a hot water dispenser. Kitchen prep and bar basket strainer drain oil rubbed bronze model d 132orb 29 99 29 99. Install the garbage disposal onto the desired side of the sink first since this takes up the most space.

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