Installing Kitchen Sink Drain Strainer

Install a basket strainer onto the sink basin without the garbage disposal.

Installing kitchen sink drain strainer.

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Adapter 1 air gap 72 bath drain trap component 124. Start by adding plumber s putty to the underside of the basket strainer and fit it into the drain hole at the bottom of the sink. Install the garbage disposal and strainer. Grip the nut firmly with your pliers and rotate it counterclockwise to the left until the drain and drain pipe come apart completely.

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. Then tighten the nut with a basket wrench to secure it in place. Loosen the coupling nut with a pair of slip joint pliers or pipe wrench. Install the garbage disposal onto the desired side of the sink first since this takes up the most space.

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If your kitchen sink drain is corroded and leaking installing a new basket strainer is an easy way to solve the problem.