How To Install Plastic Sink Drain Pipe

Attach the fitting with slip washers and nuts.

How to install plastic sink drain pipe.

This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink. To ensure a watertight seal i m applying a bead of silicone all around the drain pipe. Make sure the beveled sides of washers face the threaded portion of the pipes. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink.

If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is it. Here we show you how to perform your plumbing p trap installation when the bathroom sink drain doesn t line up. Learn how to replace it. 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. From underneath the sink i added the rubber ring by first adding a dab of silicone to the threads to. Over time they leak become corroded or get pl. Does your sink have a pop up drain.

If you re working on a sink with two basins use a continuous waste t fitting to join the tailpieces. Pvc drains consist of a p trap that slides onto the drainpipe at the underside of the sink and an inlet piece. We initially show the p trap bac. The curved pieces of drain pipe underneath your sink commonly referred to as p traps do a lot of dirty work.

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. 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. Make sure to use 100 silicone and apply a generous bead before dropping the drain into the sink hole.