Replace Kitchen Sink Drain Ring

No need to call the handyman in this plumbing tips video we show you how to install kitchen sink drains.

Replace kitchen sink drain ring.

Find sink parts repair at lowe s today. Press the kitchen sink strainer firmly down into the putty add the rubber gasket friction ring and locknut under the sink and retighten the locknut. A video on how. Set the new drain into the hole from above and push down firmly.

You may be able to hold the pliers with one hand and loosen the nut with the other or you may need to recruit a helper. 10 place the rubber gasket on the underside of the drain and place a cardboard gasket on the rubber ring. Turn the coupling counterclockwise to loosen it. Remove the rubber gasket and friction ring on the bottom of the drain basket.

Fit a pair of 10 inch tongue and groove pliers around the coupling nut located at the top of the drain pipe and the base of the sink drain flange. Then tighten the nut with a basket wrench to secure it in place. If your kitchen sink drain is corroded and leaking installing a new basket strainer is an easy way to solve the problem. The reason you need the measurement of the sink s drain hole is to guide you in the purchase of the appropriate sizes of the sink drain kit.

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. Roll plumber s putty between your hands into a rope the size of a pencil and wrap it around the lip of the kitchen sink drain opening. Now let s proceed to the steps involved in installing a kitchen sink drain. 4 form a long strip of plumber s.

Now place the strainer nut on the drain and again place the long nose pliers into the strainer to keep it from turning while you tighten the strainer nut with your pipe wrench. Insert a pair of needle nose pliers or a sink drain wrench down into the sink and pinch the strainer grate not the removable strainer basket to immobilize the entire strainer. Pull the drain basket strainer up and out of the drain hole in the bottom of the sink.