How to Put in a New Kitchen Faucet
Putting in a new kitchen faucet may be something that you would hire a professional to do, but if you are good with your hands around the home, you can do it yourself. Of course, the procedure is similar to replacing a kitchen faucet. After the faucet is installed, flush the supply lines by taking out the aerator from the faucet to make sure that it is not clogged with debris, because this will reduce the flow of water. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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The Process
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Purchase a faucet. Assemble the parts that come with the faucet. If it is a faucet that has a sprayer, you may have to insert the sprayer through the body of the faucet first.
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Place the rubber gasket between the faucet's base plates and the top of the sink. This will make sure that the faucet's cavity is tightly sealed. Use putty if you do not have the rubber gasket.
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Insert the body of the faucet now in the sink top. Insert the mounting nuts that come with your purchase into the shaft of the faucet. The shaft should now be centered in the holes in the sink and the mounting nuts tightened securely.
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Lie on the floor to connect the hot and cold supply lines to the shutoff valves under the sink. Locate the copper tubing in the faucet and bend it slightly to access the supply lines, but only if it is necessary. If so, then wrap pipe wrap tape around the valve nipples on the faucet after you have located the copper tubes and then connect the tubes. Securely fasten the nuts using an adjustable wrench.
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Attach the counterweight to the pull-out sprayer. The counterweight may have come with the faucet you purchased. The counterweight acts as a retractor to get the hose back into the cabinet of the sink after use.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are trying to remove the old faucet first to put in the new faucet into the exact place, you first need to lie on the floor under the sink cabinet to find the mounting nuts that secured the previous faucet.
Use a basin wrench to remove the mounting nuts of the old faucet. This may be the most difficult step of all because the previous faucet may have bad corrosion depending on how long it was connected. It may take some strength to loosen it.
