Replacing Kitchen Sink Strainer

A leak under the kitchen sink could indicate that you need to replace the sink strainer.

Replacing kitchen sink strainer. I show the steps to install a kitchen sink basket strainer. Your replacement basket strainer should include replacement parts for these so you can safely discard them. First though you need to locate the source of the leaking water and make sure there isn t a different source such as a leaking pipe but if you find that the leak s source is the joint where the sink and drain come together a faulty sink strainer is the cause. Place the sink strainer with the plumber s putty attached into the drainage hole in the sink and press down hard.

Is your kitchen sink drain leaking water underneath. Once the old sink strainer is removed take some plumber s putty and roll it out into a one foot length. If the tissue picks up any water you ve got a leaky basket strainer and it s time to learn how to remove a sink drain. Fill up the sink with water and touch a facial tissue between the bottom of the kitchen sink drain and the sink.

This will be used to wrap a seal around the base of the new sink strainer. Remove the basket strainer. Replace a leaky kitchen sink drain strainer test for the kitchen sink drain leak. Remove the old basket itself as well lifting it out from the top of the sink.