In addition to serving their main purpose inside a bathroom or a kitchen, faucets also helps in upgrading the interior of those rooms. Faucets can be installed both manually and by hiring a plumber. There are a number of people who tries their hand in trying out new things. This may take a lot of time along with the possibility of damaging the entire thing but the opportunity to learn the faucet-installation process is immense. What one requires is a nice guide where the necessary steps are stated in a user-friendly manner.
- Positioning: The first and foremost thing one need to do is to place the gasket and the faucet on the given position. Mounting nuts are to be strung on the faucet’s shanks under the sink. This will be holding the faucet in the right position. One must ensure that the mounting nut’s larger side is facing up. There are cases where people had to unfit the parts as they failed to put a check on the progress. Also, massive force is needed at the time of taughtening the nuts which makes it very difficult to alter the position later.
- Attaching the tubes: Water supply pipes are typically the only water-source. For attaching the pipes, the supply valve’s threads need to be enfolded with the putty and tape of a plumber. A plumber‘s tape is generally used by a plumber but non-professionals need to take some safety measures. Water-supply nuts can now be fastened to the valve and then tighten it.
- Connecting the lift rod: From the basin’s top the lift-rod can be implanted into the faucet and then to the rod-strap. One needs to check out whether the plugs can be opened and closed as desired. Spring clip’s one end needs to be slipped into the lift-rod so as to link it with the pivot rod. Both rods are to be in a down position once being placed. One should be inserting pivot rod into the outlet, closest to the lift-rod.
- Flushing: Even professional plumbers can be brought down to the level of an amateur at the time of dealing with the debris. One need to get rid of these before water sets running or else they might damage the fittings. One should be turning on the faucet before the connection gets restored.