"You Can Do It!"- Faucet Replacement

Michael Holigan : If you already own an existing home and would like to update it, we can help you with some do-it-yourself projects.

Al Carrell : You know, you're kitchen is probably the most important part of your house. We spend a lot of time in there and it's a great way for you to update your kitchen, just by getting a new faucet, and new faucets are real easy to install. They don't cost a lot. They run anywhere from maybe 25 or 35 bucks on up to maybe three or four-hundred, depending on what you get. First thing you want to do though, is to be sure you can cut the water supply off.

M.H.: Turn off both knobs below the sink. One on the left is for hot water. One on the right is for cold water. Make sure they're all the way off. It's a good idea to go up top and test the faucet to make sure the water is turned off on both sides. After you're positive, disconnect the water supply lines. It's a good idea to have a cup underneath just in case there's water trapped in the lines.

A.C.: Now you see there's not a lot of room in under there, so what we're going to have to do is have one special tool and that's a basin wrench. It's going to reach up in between the sink and the wall back there and grab hold of the nut that's holding the old faucet on and when it grabs hold it can go either way, on or off, and that's what I'm going to do right now, is get the old one out of the way, and once that's done, you'll be able to lift it right on out of there.

M.H.: Now before you install your new faucet, go ahead and connect the water supply lines before you put it back in the hole. That way you're not in a cramped space trying to fit those nuts back on.

A.C.: Absolutely Michael. The more you can get done up here, the better off you're going to be.

M.H.: Go ahead and reconnect the water supply lines, then you're ready to turn the water back on.

A.C.: Okay, I think that's got it Michael. Turn the water on. Let's see what happens.

M.H.: Any leaks down there?

A.C.: No leaks.

M.H.: Okay. Easy to use. Installed very easily. Slides back. Easy way to update your whole kitchen and it's not very expensive.

Episode 002 1995 - 96 Season

| Post Tension II | Regular Slab | Pier and Beam | Block and Slab | Watering Foundation | Basements | Radon Gas | How Much Down? | Faucet Replacement |

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