How Do You Replace The Basket On A Double Sink?
Occasionally you may need to replace the drain basket/strainer in your sink. It may be showing signs of age, encrusted with lime scale or streaked with rust. Replacing one is a simple task requiring no more than five minutes of your time. The typical post hole basket/strainer assembly consists of three parts; the lifting post, the basket itself and the metal stopper plug attached to the threaded lower end of the post. Your assembly may be brass, chrome plated brass, or stainless steel. Single sinks are equipped with one strainer; double sinks have two, one for each drain. Replacement Step 1 Rinse the old basket/strainer clean and dry with an old towel. By drying it first, the unit will not be slippery when you disassemble it. Step 2 While holding the metal stopper stationary, twist the lifting post in a counter clockwise motion with your other hand. This will unscrew the lifting post from the metal stopper. Set the metal stopper aside. Step 3 Remove the old basket/strainer by sliding i
