| There will come a time when you have to replace | | | | compatibility. If it has a hose, attach the hose first. |
| your faucets and bathroom fixtures. It may be | | | | Analyze how to install it. Attaching faucet is just like |
| because you want to update the parts. You may | | | | a puzzle and their pieces go one-way. So it is |
| also want to do this because the parts are damaged | | | | impossible to get them mixed up. Just be careful not |
| and is beyond replaceable. | | | | to lose the small parts. |
| When this happens, you have two choices. You can | | | | 8. Align the faucet and make sure it is properly |
| either call a handyman to do the replacement for | | | | placed. If you have hot and cold water feature, |
| you. Or you can do it yourself. Many people would | | | | make sure they are properly attached to faucet |
| rather call the professional to do it for them. | | | | assembly and they should be held properly. |
| However, what if plumbing problems happened in the | | | | 9. Secure the faucet with nuts and bolts. The |
| middle of the night? What could you do? At some | | | | materials used for attachment may depend on the |
| point, you may have to learn to do the replacing | | | | faucet technology you have used. |
| yourself. | | | | 10. Once you have put it in place, it is important that |
| The first thing you can learn is how to replace the | | | | you check its functionality. Run both hot and cold |
| faucet. Faucets are easy to replace. Just in case | | | | water to make sure everything is functioning as |
| something happens in the middle of the night, you do | | | | expected. |
| not have to call professionals to fix a simply | | | | Bathroom fixtures may be more difficult to install. |
| loose-thread faucet. In fact, what you need is the | | | | Sometimes, you may need professional assistance to |
| right equipment. You also need to have the right | | | | do proper attachment. If you have doubts, it is best |
| faucet size. There are various types of faucets. | | | | to call the handyman. Never take the risk if you have |
| Others have mixers. Some have pop-up drains. But a | | | | no idea what you are doing because you can end up |
| typical faucet replacement would go like this: | | | | destroying the whole thing or you can also end up |
| 1. Turn off the water source. | | | | hurting yourself. |
| 2. With the right tool, loosen the nuts and bolts which | | | | Replacing a faucet is something that you can learn |
| hold the faucet in place. | | | | overnight. However, installing a bathroom fixture like |
| 3. After when the faucet is loose, you can remove | | | | sinks, bathtubs, showers and others may need some |
| the old faucet and clean the area. This is your | | | | special skills for proper installation. You can learn it but |
| opportunity to remove molds and slimes that could | | | | if it is your first time, you will need to seek some |
| build up and contaminate the faucet. | | | | assistance. Not unless of course if you do plumbing |
| 4. Then attach the replacement faucet. Check the | | | | for a living. |
| parts of the new faucet for completeness and for | | | | |