Any plumbers out there? Or folks even vaguely familiar with kitchen sinks?

[grace0418]

We're getting new granite countertops installed and the place doing it wanted $600 for the plumber to hook up the new sink and garbage disposal. Now we don't know anything about plumbing but we're not brain-damaged. We know that's a ridiculous charge. They said we could hire our own plumber, which we're going to do.

However, the plumber isn't coming out until after the counters are installed and we need to disconnect the drain from the old sink before the installers come out. We know where to turn off the water, but we don't know exactly what to do in order to disconnect the drain? Can any of you kind folks offer some tips?

Thanks so much in advance!

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

1. we've done a couple kitchen sinks and they're pretty easy

have you looked under the sink? you should be able to 'break' the pipe loose just above the trap (the 'J' shaped thingie)

this site lays it out for you with Pictures!!

http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/kitchen/sink/stainless/drain.htm

[grace0418]

3. Thanks for the link!

That is most helpful! :hi:

[jschurchin]

2. Hi Grace

Get yourself the following items; a bucket or large pot, a pair of slip joint pliers(channel locks) and a couple of rags.

Make sure all the crap is out from under the sink, you need room to work, and place the bucket under the trap. Now the trap will have 2 nuts on it, one on the pipe that comes down from the basket strainer(sink) and one connecting to the drain going to the wall. First loosen the nut coming down from the sink, then loosen the drain nut. Be careful, the trap will be filled with water, that is why we need the bucket. Now grab the trap, it will probably be kinda stuck to the sink pipe, and move it side to side gently and pull down and let the trap fall into the bucket.

Your drain work is now disconnected, once you shut the water off place rags around base of the water lines and disconnect the supply lines. This is usually a compression nut connecting to the top of a valve or brass compression union. Once the supply lines are free the sink can be removed.

You can remove the sink tail piece, "j" bend and h2o supply lines from the sink, but it is not necessary.

Hope this helps.

John

[grace0418]

4. Thanks John!

I will print out these instructions when we go to do it. I forgot to mention that they are installing a new sink and the plumber will be putting in a new faucet, so I imagine that we'll need to remove everything from the old sink. Although I'm told that the garbage disposal will change the configuration down there anyway.

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