This Is the Fastest and Most Reliable Way to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

The kitchen faucet is one of the most used plumbing fixtures in your home. It is used throughout the day for meal preparation and cleanup, as well as a variety of other activities. After some time, however, faucets begin to show significant indications of wear and tear, such as difficulties operating the leaks, valve, and even cracks in the faucet. Want to change it? Here is how.

Prepare the Area

The first step is to open the cabinets beneath the sink and remove all the objects so you can make room to work. Put a towel on the base of the cabinet and a bucket under the cold and hot water lines, so you can collect any drips. Turn off or disconnect the power to your garbage disposal before doing anything else.

Turn the Water Off

After preparing the area, you need to turn off the water to the kitchen sink by turning the hot and cold water line valves. By closing the valves, water will be stopped off at the sink but not to other faucets, fixtures, and showers in the house. Open the faucet to drain some of the water from the fixture and reduce the pressure on it.

Disconnect the Water Lines

Use a pair of Channellock pillars to loosen the nuts on the cold and hot water lines until you can manipulate them with your fingers. Detach each hose individually, making sure that any extra water drains into the bucket. If you have a sprayer, you should also disconnect it.

Remove the Old Faucet

After disconnecting the water lines, use the Channellock pillars to loosen the locking nuts at the faucet’s base. The faucet is firmly secured to the sink by these nuts. Once the locking nuts have been removed, you should lift the old faucet from the sink and place it in the bucket.