Installing Sink Drain

First decide whether you ll be installing your new drain in your bathroom or the kitchen the process is nearly identical but the parts you ll need differ slightly.

Installing sink drain.

This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink. Does your sink have a pop up drain. To install a kitchen sink drain you ll need a drain assembly kit that fits your sink pliers a basket wrench plumber s putty and a brass tailpiece to attach the basket strainer to the main drainpipe. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink.

If you need to install a new pop up drain for any reason these instructions will simplify the process. Putting in a sink drain is a simple home improvement project that anyone can complete in less than half an hour. For example the new sink may have a different depth than the old one so some alteration of the branch drain pipe fitting entering the wall may be necessary. If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is it.

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