Replacing Bathroom Faucet Supply Lines

Complete steps to replace bathroom sink water supply lines.

Replacing bathroom faucet supply lines.

Place and secure the new faucet. Pull out your new faucet and check the supply line connector supply lines usually won t come with your new faucet photo 2. Depending on whether it s a kitchen or bathroom faucet you will need to either place the faucet directly into the mounting holes or feed the faucet lines into the holes. From underneath the sink tighten the base nuts to secure the new faucet.

When cutting the supply line cut slowly and gently so. Repeat on the other supply line. Step 8 hook up the supply lines photo by kolin smith. Now it s time to connect the faucet s water supply lines to the shut off valve beneath the sink.

Cut the supply line with a pipe cutter leaving enough room between the escutcheon plate and the cut to allow installation of the valve fitting. Obviously this is important to prevent water leaks. Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool. Place a bucket under the old valve.

Disconnect the line and use a pipe cutter to cut along this mark. Screw the inch fitting to the water shutoff valve. After you attach a faucet to the sink you can attach the water supply lines that will eventually be connected to the shut off valves on the main water supply pipes. Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve.

Simply screw the. A basin wrench is a standard plumbing tool that is indispensable for removing and installing most faucets. The supply lines tend to get mixed up. Take your new faucet with you when you buy supply lines to make sure you get the right connector size.

Most directions say to hand tighten then use a wrench for the last 1 4 to 1 2 turn. With mine the water lines were attached to the new faucet but this isn t always the case. Screw the inch compression fitting to the faucet valve. Open the faucet to drain the line.

For braided supply lines. One of the biggest problems when swapping out water supply lines is knowing how tight the connections should be. If a bathroom faucet flexible water supply line or a rigid metal water supply line under a bathro. Regardless of what your supply line is made of it probably uses a coupling nut to secure it to the faucet tailpiece.

The wrench allows you to reach into the cramped area behind the sink to loosen or tighten the nuts that hold the faucet to the sink and the nuts that connect the supply lines.