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DIY & Home Improvement

Hassin Bin Sober

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4. It's hard to explain without a video.

Reply to Ino (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 12:23 PM

Jul 2013

There are plenty of videos on YouTube.

The drain basket gets set in a bead of plumber's putty.

The slip nut connectors should have the plastic compression gaskets - taperd end points the direction you are tightening to. A little thread dope on the screw connections doesn't hurt - mike Holmes does it, I do it, but my brother scoffs at the idea.

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Kitchen drain installation [View all] Ino Jul 2013 OP

Would this help? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #1

Here's the order for a typical kitchen drain.. (without garbage disposal) X_Digger Jul 2013 #2

No, no... that's not the part I'm talking about Ino Jul 2013 #5

Ahhh, gotcha.. I misunderstood. X_Digger Jul 2013 #6

It's not a reducing adapter. Ino Jul 2013 #7

If it's visible looking down into the drain, it's not likely a washer.. X_Digger Jul 2013 #8

Fixed! Ino Jul 2013 #9

Woot! Awesome! n/t X_Digger Jul 2013 #10

Yep, plumber's putty Silver Gaia Jul 2013 #3

It's hard to explain without a video. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2013 #4

Can someone help me with sink install blueangel446 Nov 2015 #11

Oh gosh, I'm the wrong person to ask, LOL Ino Nov 2015 #12

It's a good question, but until you get to 10 posts, you can't start your own thread. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #13

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