How To Install Bathroom Sink Drain Pipe

If you are looking for an easy step by step instructional on how to plumb a drain then this is it.

How to install bathroom sink drain pipe.

The pop up drain assembly typically comes with your sink or can be purchased separately as a kit. Learn how to replace it. Does your sink have a pop up drain. If not add a tailpiece to make up the distance cutting it to the needed length.

The p trap is the curved section of pipe at the base of the sink s plumbing. If it is you ll see a 2 inch plastic pipe stubbing out of the wall under. The sink drain starts as a tailpiece and may reach the p trap without additional parts. From underneath the sink i added the rubber ring by first adding a dab of silicone to the threads to.

Make sure to use 100 silicone and apply a generous bead before dropping the drain into the sink hole. A bathroom sink pop up stopper is a very convenient feature and while the installation is usually easy occasionally the process is complicated due to variations in the fixture or fittings. If you re installing a brand new drain on an unused sink you can skip straight to preparing your plumber s putty for the area around the drain hole. This video shows how to assemble drain pipes under a sink.

Put the tailpiece washer into the flared end of the tailpiece then attach the tailpiece by screwing the slip nut onto the sink strainer. Scrub with a stiff bristled brush and hot soapy water. In this episode of repair and replace stephany shows how to replace a drain in a bathroom sink. Clean the pipe threads on the sink drain piece hanging down from the sink and on the pipe emerging from the main drain pipe in the wall.