How Do You Replace Kitchen Sink Drain?
You opened up the cabinet under the sink and noticed a puddle of water. The most likely culprit is the kitchen sink drain. The seal between the sink drain flange and the sink can become cracked, causing the leak. Once you know how to replace a kitchen sink drain, it will only be a matter of hours before the problem is solved. Remove the sink trap from the sink drain by unscrewing it with a pipe wrench. Insert the handles from a pair of pliers into the sink strainer. This will help prevent the entire drain assembly from moving while loosening the lock nut underneath. Remove the lock nut underneath the sink that holds the sink drain to the sink using a pipe wrench. Once it has been loosened with the pipe wrench, you can finish unscrewing it by hand. Insert a putty knife between the sink drain flange and the sink. Gently work it around the entire sink flange to loosen the old putty. Lift the sink drain up and out of the sink. Clean away all of the old putty residue from the sink. Make sur
