How To Change Kitchen Sink Tap

Depending on the location you may need a tube spanner or other specialist tool to access the nuts and slacken them off.

How to change kitchen sink tap. Fasten both but not too hard with a spanner use teflon tape if needed. Start by disconnecting the taps from the hot and cold water feed pipes under the sink. Clean the mounting surface. How to fit a kitchen tap.

Loosen and remove backing nut from tap using you re basin spanner again position it back under the sink this time wrap the jaws around the backing nut on the base of the tap that holds the tap to the sink. Now that you ve undergone through the nightmarish process of removing a kitchen tap it s time for you to get your new one fitted. Connect the sink tap threaded rod. Place the correct seal between the tap and sink.

Clean the surface where your old kitchen tap used to be. Disconnect any waste pipe the plug hole pipe once the hot and cold feed and waste pipe has been disconnected you can remove the sink. Assemble and fit any required parts to the tap by following the instructions in the box. Slide into the sink hole then connect the second hose.

Undo it fully and remove it. Slide the rubber spacer on the threaded rod. Finger tighten the flange nuts underneath the sink and check the alignment of the flange faucet and sink hole from above. As before take your time and ensure you have a good grip on the nut.

Place a rubber o ring in the tap round slot. Don t use any harsh. Position the tap into the sink hole. Follow the manufacturer s directions to mount the new faucet then remount the sink with the new faucet and hook up the water lines as we show in this how to replace a kitchen faucet project.