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How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

Replace an existing single-handle faucet with a new model that matches your sink configuration.

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How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

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" How to replace the single-handled kitchen faucet. Before buying a new faucet, study your present faucet. There are wide variety of faucets to choose from but make sure that the new faucet will fit into the holes in your kitchen sink. Turn off the shut-off valve under the sink. Open the faucet to confirm that the water supply is completely shut off. This also allows the faucet to drain and release pressure. There are typically to feed tubes on a single handled-kitchen faucet. You'll find a third coupling if your sink also has a spray nozzle. Using an adjustable wrench, unscrew the hot and cold feed lines from the faucet tubes. If the old faucet has a spray hose, remove the old spray hose as well. Your old faucet is secured to the sink by two nuts, which are way up under the counter. Loosen the nuts with a basin wrench. A basin wrench is especially designed for loosening plumbing fittings in tight spaces. With the nuts removed, gently rock the old faucet unit until it breaks free from the sink and then lift the faucet free of the sink. Before you put the new faucet in place, clean the surface of the sink. The new faucet comes with a rubber or plastic gasket that forms a seal between the faucet and the sink. Make sure that the faucet sits firmly and squarely on the surface of the sink and that the gasket makes a good seal. Hand-tighten the retainer nuts to temporarily position the faucet in place. Then, center of the new faucet on the sink from above. When the faucet is properly aligned, tighten the nuts from below until snug. Do not over tighten. Make sure that you attach the cold water supply pipe to the right side of the faucet and the hot water supply pipe to the left side. Attach each tube to their respective water pipes. Thread each nut hand tight and then make it snug with a wrench. Do not over tighten. Remove the aerator to allow the sediment dislodged by reopening the valves to wash out. Open the shut-off valve one at a time and look carefully above and below the sink for leaks. Once all the fittings have been inspected. Replace the aerator. Your new kitchen sink faucet is ready for use."

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