| A Sink faucet can be replaced very easily by anyone. | | | | channel or a basin wrench. The basin wrench is better |
| You do not need to spend lots of money to get in a | | | | as it is specially designed to work in small areas that |
| professional plumber. We will try to help you with | | | | are hard to get at. |
| three areas of basic information for you. | | | | |
| | | | 3. Fitting The Faucet First of all make sure that you |
| 1. Choosing The Faucet It is a good idea to remove | | | | have turned off the water supply to the sink, then |
| your existing faucet from the wall mount sink and | | | | you take off the pipes that bring the water in to |
| take it down to your local hardware shop when you | | | | avoid getting drenched. Then remove those nuts |
| go. This will make it easier to make sure that it fits | | | | which hold the faucet on to the sink which allows |
| properly although there is a basic size for the hook | | | | you to separate the facet from the sink itself. Next |
| up for each usage. Modern bathroom sinks have a | | | | get a cloth and make sure that you thoroughly clean |
| wide variety of faucet designs that you can pick | | | | the area where you have removed the faucet from. |
| from and the first choice is between a faucet with a | | | | Now take your new unit and put it in where the old |
| single or a double handle. The normal bathroom sink | | | | one came out of. It will be easier if someone else is |
| faucet has a standard fitting of 4 inches while the | | | | at hand to guide you in keeping it in the right place |
| bath tub is normally 8 inches but check yours. Get | | | | while you fix on the new nuts to hold it in place. |
| your tape measure out and, if you have chosen a | | | | Ensure that the nuts are tightened as much as you |
| double handled one measure the distance from the | | | | can and you are ready to link in the water supply |
| middle of one handle to the middle of the other. A | | | | pipes. When you turn the supply back on you must |
| single handle is different in that you actually need to | | | | check that there are no leaks in the joints anywhere. |
| measure the distance between the water hook up | | | | If there are you will need to reinstall it and make |
| lines on the bottom of the faucet. With that | | | | sure that each bit is held in place tightly. You could |
| information you can choose the style that suits you | | | | always use a bit of plumber's putty just to make |
| best. | | | | sure that there are no drips, especially between the |
| 2. The Tools To Use You will need wrenches to hold | | | | sink and the faucet. |
| the shut off valve when you remove the current | | | | Then relax and work out how much money you |
| supply line as well as a pair of pliers to lock the | | | | have saved by fitting the sink faucet yourself. |