Installing Bathroom Sink Water Supply Lines

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Installing bathroom sink water supply lines.

Turn off the hot and cold water supply lines at the shut off valves beneath the sink. Complete steps to replace bathroom sink water supply lines. The rough in plumbing to a sink consists of two water pipes one hot and one cold that terminate with shut off valves. A basin wrench is a standard plumbing tool that is indispensable for removing and installing most faucets.

If there are no shut off valves turn off the main water supply. Brasscraft speedi plumb plus 3 8 in. The wrench allows you to reach into the cramped area behind the sink to loosen or tighten the nuts that hold the faucet to the sink and the nuts that connect the supply lines. Used to connect the water supply to your faucet this connector features a high tenacity multi filament yarn protected by a special polymer coating for.

Measured from centerline running vertically through the center of the toilet supply line hole should be 6 inches to the side of centerline. The water supply line runs out of the wall into a hole in the back of the. Plumbers have long used cross linked polyethylene or pex tubing for applications like subfloor radiant heating and there are many reasons to. Compression inlet brasscraft speedi plumb plus 3 8 in.

When beginning bathroom sink faucet installation remove all items from under the sink. Cold water only pipe creates one hole between 5 and 10 inches above the floor supply line horizontal. Place a bucket pan or rags under the work area to catch any water from disconnected lines. The rough installation for a sink involves putting in all the pipes which you won t be able to see once the sink is installed.

Check toilet to confirm location water supply connection. Before installing a new sink in your bathroom vanity mark off the water and drain lines according to industry standards. Female iron pipe outlet x 30 in. Connecting sink shut off valves to pex water lines.

When you install the sink faucet you connect it to the valves with. Of length flexible braided polymer water connector is corrosion resistant inside and out. Ideally 8 1 4 inches above the floor.