How Do You Install A Dual Kitchen Sink Drain?
A dual kitchen sink gives options to wash dishes in one side of the sink and rinse them in the other side. Dual kitchen sinks have a water drain at the bottom of each side to drain them individually. The drain pipes route down from each where they join and then flow downward through a trap and then to the drain exit to the sewer system. The kits in this example are available at building supply companies and hardware stores. A kit has pre-cut PVC pieces so homeowners do not need to cut the pipes to fit. Turn both the hot and cold water supply valves off under the kitchen sink. Turn each knob clockwise to turn completely off. Apply pipe thread compound on the metal threads of the sink drain basket in the cabinet underneath the kitchen sink and insert the drain tailpiece. Slide the metal drain basket nut over the tailpiece and tighten by turning clockwise with a pair of adjustable pliers. Follow this same procedure for the second sink drain basket. Use PVC pipe primer in the inside of eac
