How To Install A Kitchen Faucet

Once you ve removed your old faucet assemble the new faucet you purchased and cover up any holes in your sink.

How to install a kitchen faucet. Lift out the sprayer hose. A step by step tutorial video on how to remove and replace a kitchen faucet. Before installing a new kitchen faucet be sure to go underneath your kitchen sink and check how many holes your existing sink uses.

This determines the type of faucet that will work with your sink. While a one hole faucet can work in a 2 hole sink the same won t be true for a 2 or 3 hole faucet in a one hole sink. Otherwise installing a new kitchen faucet isn t tough at all.

If you re replacing the faucet in your existing sink look underneath the sink to see how many holes it has usually between 1 and 4. Use the basin wrench to remove the mounting nuts holding the faucet in place figure 2. With the mounting nuts disconnected lift out the old faucet and use an adjustable wrench to disconnect the sprayer hose from the assembly figure 3.

Then use a basin wrench to remove the nuts from the faucet and pull the faucet out from the sink. To install a kitchen faucet start by closing the water valves on your old faucet and unplugging the garbage disposal if you have one. The toughest part of replacing a kitchen faucet is removing the old one.

A one hole faucet can be installed in a 3 or 4 hole sink by adding a deck plate but not vice versa. 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. After the faucet is removed use a scouring pad to clean the sink surface.