I have a bathroom sink that I want to take out and it has pi
Step 1
Determine what style of replacement faucet you need by inspecting your current faucet. The sink unit has molded holes that your new fixture must also fit. A faucet may be one-piece - a single metal unit with handle(s) and spout; or it may have three separate pieces - a spout and two separate handles. The one-piece units come in two standard widths; four and eight inches. If it's a one-piece unit, it can have a single lever to mix hot and cold or two separate valves. The finish and style are a matter of personal choice, but the fit is defined by the sink (unless you want to replace the sink, too). You may want to crawl under the sink to inspect the underside of the old faucet as well. Once you've figured this out, pick your new faucet and bring it home.
#
Step 2
Open the cabinet under the sink, clear out everything that's there (leaving yourself plenty of floor room) and turn off the water with the two supply valves. They'll probably have white plastic hoses disappearing behind the back of the sink. copyright ybarra-cgm
#
Step 3
Place the bucket and rags in a corner, lie on your back under the sink. Use the flashlight to inspect the setup under the counter. Using an adjustable wrench (or, better, the proper-sized open-end wrench), loosen the supply lines. Remember, righty-tighty, lefty-loosey: turn the nuts counter-clockwise. The space will probably be very tight, so be patient, As soon as a line is loosened, it will leak water on the floor and in your face. Place the loose end of the hose in the bucket and repeat the process with the second line. Use the rags to clean any water that slopped on the floor. If it's not readily apparent which line is hot water and which is cold, use some masking tape and a sharpie to mark them.
#
Step 4
Disassemble the sink stopper - a rod and lever arrangement, usually with a spring clip. Use a wrench to remove the rod from the drainpipe. This might end up being gooshy, so keep the bucket and rags nearby.
#
Step 5
Disassemble any other piping that connects valves to spout. This is unlikely unless you are replacing a three-piece set with two separate valves and the spout. copyright ybarra-cgm
#
Step 6
Ridgid Tool Basin Wrench (photo from Home Depot)
Ridgid Tool Basin Wrench (photo from Home Depot)
Plumbers use a special tool to loosen the nuts that are holding the works tightly in place. This is a basin wrench, a relatively inexpensive tool. It's a pair of spring-loaded jaws at the end of a long handle with a T-Bar. The jaws flip over so that the wrench can be used both to tighten and loosen nuts. Use the flashlight to locate the nuts, which may be covered with rust and precipitate from the water supply. Flip the jaws to the proper position and place them on on nut, turning the T-Bar to loosen the nut enough that you can begin to turn it with your fingers. Repeat the process on the other side and, if this is a three-piece set, the center nut as well.
If you don't own a basin wrench, they're fairly inexpensive (about 1/4th the cost of an hour of a plumber's time). Some rental stores also have them for hourly or daily rental.
Some three-piece sets disassemble from the top, so before crawling underneath take the handles and trim apart. It there's a large nut on the "deck" of the sink, you can loosen it and let the faucet valves drop through instead of lifting them off. ybarra-cgm.com
#
Step 7
Lift the old faucet and/or valves off of the sink top and discard. If relatively new, collect all the parts as you go along and save for a donation to an organization such as Habitat for Humanity.
#
Step 8
Clean the rust, soap scum, dried toothpaste, and dried plumber's putty from around the holes. At this point, verify that the new faucet you've chosen will fit the hole configuration.
The I have a bathroom sink that I want to take out and it has pi information post by website user , webSITE not guarantee correctness ,
More Questions and Answers...