How to Install a Bathroom Faucet

Update your bathroom with a new faucet in the sink. Follow these instructions to install it yourself and save the cost of the work:

Step by Step

1. Shut off water at the shutoff valves. From below, use a wrench to disconnect the supply pipe and is the mounting nuts from the old rooster. Loosen the screw that holds the strap to the lift rod fork to pinch the spring clip and slide the fork bracelet of the pivot rod.

2. Remove the old faucet, and cleanthe sink deck, removing the old putty with a spatula. Clean the surface with a plastic scrubber and alcohol or denatured alcohol or a one-sided razor blade. Fit a rubber gasket on the basis of the new faucet in place.

3. Have a helper hold the tap straight while you tighten the mounting nuts from below. After hand-tightening tightening using the key to fixing a bowl of nuts. Connect the supply tubes to the faucet, tightening with an adjustableWrench.

4. You can use the existing drain body, but the new faucet should come with one. Follow the instructions to install the manufacturer, the drain-body and the pop-up drain. Closed with the cap all the way, slide the belt on the fork lift rod and pivot rod with a spring clip to hold it in position. Tighten the set screw that holds the strap to the lift rod. Close the case with the groove-joint pliers.

5. Make sure that the seal tightly closed when the elevatorRod is pulled up, and it opens fully when the rod is pushed down. To adjust, loosen the screw and move the fork strap up or down. Open stopcocks It flows then remove the aerator on the faucet and test the water.

There are differences, but most bathroom sinks have three holes on the deck bar accommodate either double-or single-grip handle faucets. When the distance between the centers of the outer holes, measures 8 inches, the sink for a faucet with separate developmentHandles and spout. More common is 4-inch center-to-center spacing, integrated for faucets with the spout and handles in a single base.