Replacing Kitchen Sink Drain Seal

Both plumber s putty and silicone caulk provide a watertight seal for a sink drain.

Replacing kitchen sink drain seal.

Roll plumber s putty between your hands into a rope the size of a pencil and wrap it around the lip of the kitchen sink drain opening. Press the kitchen sink strainer firmly down into the putty add the rubber gasket friction ring and locknut under the sink and retighten the locknut. How to replace the seal around a kitchen sink. A video on how.

The sink drain starts as a tailpiece and may reach the p trap without additional parts. If you hear a drip drip from underneath the kitchen sink when it s full of dirty dishes and water there s a good chance you have a leaky sink drain often called a sink strainer. I had 3 major problems that i. Put the tailpiece washer into the flared end of the tailpiece then attach the tailpiece by screwing the slip nut onto the sink strainer.

How to use stain free for stainless steel plumber s putty to seal the kitchen sink drain assembly. I ve found that it s much easier to make a rope vs makin. The sink strainer is the metal funnel shaped contraption that pressure seals to the sink from above and below and it will eventually either spring a. If you discover a puddle of water in the cabinet under.

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