How To Install Plastic Sink Drain Pipe

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.

How to install plastic sink drain pipe.

Pvc drains consist of a p trap that slides onto the drainpipe at the underside of the sink and an inlet piece. Learn how to replace it. The curved pieces of drain pipe underneath your sink commonly referred to as p traps do a lot of dirty work. Make sure the beveled sides of washers face the threaded portion of the pipes.

You ll need to disconnect the drain pipe and remove the existing strainer if you haven t already. Applying pipe lubricant on the slip washer will ease installation and ensure a tight fit. Pvc plumbing drain assemblies are used on many bathroom kitchen and laundry sinks. Here we show you how to perform your plumbing p trap installation when the bathroom sink drain doesn t line up.

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. From underneath the sink i added the rubber ring by first adding a dab of silicone to the threads to. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink. The p trap is the curved section of pipe at the base of the sink s plumbing.

Does your sink have a pop up drain. The pop up drain assembly typically comes with your sink or can be purchased separately as a kit. We initially show the p trap bac. Attach the fitting with slip washers and nuts.

Over time they leak become corroded or get pl. Make sure to use 100 silicone and apply a generous bead before dropping the drain into the sink hole. This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink.