How to Replace a Sink Faucet in your Kitchen

Installing of a sink Faucet is always seems very scary to most of us. But in reality it is quite easy. The following instructions will make your task much easier and will save your time as well.

Before starting the work, make sure that you have following materials ready with you.

• New faucet assembly
• Adjustable wrenches
• Basin wrench
• Scouring pad
• Slip-joint pliers

Now follow these simple steps to replace the Kitchen Sink faucet:

 Before starting the work, go at the shut-off valves under the sink, and turn off the water and open the faucet so that it could drain any excess water.
 Then next step is to disconnect the hot and cold water supply lines from the shutoff valves. You can do it by using a small adjustable-wrench.
 Go behind the faucet. You will find the coupling nuts that connect the supply tubes to the faucet. Unscrew it using a basin wrench.
 Remove the mounting nuts that hold the faucet in place by using the same basin wrench.
 Now you can lift out the old faucet. Lifting it out, disconnect the sprayer hose from the assembly using an adjustable wrench. Lift out the sprayer hose, and remove the faucet.
 Then clean the surface of the sink thoroughly with a scouring pad.
 Remove the escutcheon cap and replace the same with the one that is included with your new faucet.
 Now it is ready to make the new connection. Bring your new sprayer hose, and slip it down through the sprayer hole. Feed the sprayer hose up through the center faucet hole, and connect the hose through the sprayer nipple using an adjustable wrench.
 If the hot and cold supply tubes of the new faucet have a different length, attach flexible connectors to the fittings on the supply tubes. Hold the faucet fitting stationary with one wrench and tighten each connection with another wrench.
 Insert and feed the supply lines and the connectors into the center hole, and then seat the faucet.
 You need to crawl up under the sink and in order to hold the faucet in place, install a washer and nut to the end bolts.
 First, tighten the nuts by hand, and then with a basin wrench. Connect the supply lines to the shutoff valves, and turn the water on.
 For checking leaks just turn on the faucet.

In this way you can replace the sink faucet in your kitchen easily and very quickly.

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