How To Install Plastic Sink Drain Pipe

The pop up drain assembly typically comes with your sink or can be purchased separately as a kit.

How to install plastic sink drain pipe. Make sure the beveled sides of washers face the threaded portion of the pipes. Here we show you how to perform your plumbing p trap installation when the bathroom sink drain doesn t line up. Attach the fitting with slip washers and nuts. Pvc plumbing drain assemblies are used on many bathroom kitchen and laundry sinks.

You ll need to disconnect the drain pipe and remove the existing strainer if you haven t already. If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is it. 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. The curved pieces of drain pipe underneath your sink commonly referred to as p traps do a lot of dirty work.

Over time they leak become corroded or get pl. To ensure a watertight seal i m applying a bead of silicone all around the drain pipe. Learn how to replace it. Make sure to use 100 silicone and apply a generous bead before dropping the drain into the sink hole.

We initially show the p trap bac. From underneath the sink i added the rubber ring by first adding a dab of silicone to the threads to. This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink. If you re installing a brand new drain on an unused sink you can skip straight to preparing your plumber s putty for the area around the drain hole.

If you re working on a sink with two basins use a continuous waste t fitting to join the tailpieces. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink. Does your sink have a pop up drain.