How to Fit New Kitchen Taps
A great way to add new life to your kitchen is to install new taps. The taps are available in various styles and can be bought from any home improvement or hardware store. Fitting the new taps is very easy to do.
Supplies:
- Mineral spirits
- Plumber's putty
- Basin wrench
- Putty knife
- Shop rag
- Use a putty knife to scrape the sink top where the old taps were removed. Get rid of large chunks of old plumber’s putty and other debris that is stuck to the surface.
- Use a shop rag and mineral spirits to wipe the sink top surface.
- Put a ring of plumber’s putty around the edges of the tap openings in the sink top. If the directions on the new taps say that plumber’s putty is not needed, it won’t hurt to put on the putty for added protection.
- Put the tap stems in the holes of the sink top carefully so you don’t displace the plumber’s putty. Put the taps in place and make sure they are straight.
- Tighten the tap nuts to the threaded part of the taps sticking through from under the sink basin. Tighten the nuts with your hands.
- Look at the position of the taps on the top of the sink to make sure they aren’t out of alignment. Tighten the nuts beneath the sink with a basin wrench. Continue to make the necessary plumbing connections to the kitchen taps. You have now fitted the new kitchen taps.