Kitchen Sink Basket Strainer Assembly Replacement

ID: 144917

Description: If your kitchen strainer seems to be leaking...

Steps:

1. Inspect the strainer under the sink and inspect the basket over the sink. Take out the basket from the top.

2. Loosen the bottom lock nut under the sink with your hands. If your hands are not enough, use a 12" pipe wrench to loosen the bottom nut out.
3. Twist the bottom lock left when loosening it.
4. Get ready to take out the old flange that sits on top of the tailpiece as shown.

5. Take out the old flange and clean the inside of the tailpiece with a paper towel. Trust me, the tailpiece will be very dirty.

6. Loosen the top lock nut that sits below the strainer, take the lock nut out.
7. Twist the top lock nut left.
8. At this point, the top strainer should be loose after removing the second lock nut.

9. The top strainer easily comes off now due to no nut holding it in place.
10. If there is resistance from prior washers or gaskets, give the strainer a pull to take it out.

11. Clean the top of the sink engrave of putty, washer residue, or water with a paper towel.

12. Prepare and roll up the putty with your hands.
13. Roll the putty into a hotdog shape and use enough so that you can cover the top of the sink engrave where the strainer must be placed.

14. When placing the putty, follow the trace of the indent for the strainer outlined in the sink.
15. Slightly press down, but not completely so that the putty sticks. Prepare to place the new top strainer.

16. Place the new top strainer on to the grave of the putty.
17. Slightly press with your finger so that the putty sticks to the top strainer.

18. Press down the top strainer until the putty squeezes out from the sides.
19. Clean the excess putty with your hands and paper towels.

20. The placement of the washers on the bottom strainer is as follows from bottom to top: (1) paper gasket, (2) rough washer, (3) soft washer.
21. Place the washers and the new strainer in the order shown.
22. Place the strainer with the washers before putting the top lock nut.

23. Tighten the lock nut under the strainer with your hands.
24. When tightening, twist the top lock nut right.
25. Extra tighten the locknut with a wrench if necessary.
26. Putty from the top will likely squeeze out as you tighten the lock nut. Simply clean off the putty after you're done.

27. Place a new flange if needed (depending on the condition of your old flange).
28. Tighten the bottom lock nut that connects the tailpiece with the strainer. Use a wrench for extra security.
29. Twist the bottom lock nut right.