Most bathroom sinks over a few years old tend to drip and leak. This can be a problem as any moisture collected below your sink can cause wood rot and bug infestation. This article will explain how to remove and replace the faucets on your sink. This is a relatively easy job that anyone can accomplish. If you follow the instruction sheet, that came with your new faucet, and heed these words of advice your sink will work like new again.
Removing the old faucet is the first step of our project. Before we can do this we have to shut off the water supply in the cabinet under the sink. The next step is to remove the water supply lines. Do this slowly in case the valves are faulty, if water start spraying, re-tighten the fitting and turn the main water supply off to the house. You can then remove the valves and replace the faulty ones. Remove both water supply lines and to the rod for the drain stopper. Cut the old caulking between the old faucet and the sink. Remove the two large nuts, under the faucet in the cabinet, and your faucet should come out.
Make sure to buy a quality faucet set with brass internals and replaceable cartridges. These units last far longer than if the cartridges start to leak they can be replaced without having to replace the entire unit. The finish is far superior on this quality faucet sets as well to keep them looking good for years to come.
Prepping your sink for your new faucet is an important step as if there is any old caulking left from the previous faucet it could make the installation of your new faucet more difficult. Take a green abrasion pad with some Comet type cleaner and scrub the area where the existing faucet was attached to the sink.
I always purchase new water supply lines when replacing faucets as a safety precaution and cheap insurance. Attach the new water supply lines to the new faucet before installing the faucet on the sink. It is hard to reach these attachment points after the faucet is in place. Put some kitchen and bathroom adhesive on the base of the new faucet to help hold it in place after the nuts are secured. Screw the new nuts to the bottom of the faucet, under the sink, attach or water lines, and reattach your stopper Rod. Turn on the water and check for leaks. If all goes well everything should be nice and dry.
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