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faucets come with copper supply tubes pre-attached to
the body of the faucet. They are designed so that you
connect the tubes directly to the shutoff valves
underneath your sink. With these kinds of faucets, the
pre-attached tubes and a center-mounted, threaded
tailpiece are all intended to fit down through the
central hole of your sink.
Supplemental mounting bolts
are provided at the ends of the faucet body to hold the
edges of the faucet tight to the sink. If the pre-attached
tubing is the correct length, you're in luck. If not,
you'll have to buy extensions to make the connections. |
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 Attach the
faucet to the sink by placing a rubber gasket, retainer
ring, and locknut onto the threaded tailpiece. Tighten the
locknut with a basin wrench or a pair of water-pump
pliers. |
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 Some
center-mounted faucets have a decorative cover plate.
Secure the cover plate from below with washers and
locknuts screwed onto the cover plate bolts. |
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 Connect the
pre-attached supply tubing to the shutoff valves with
compression fittings. The red-coded tube should be
attached to the hot-water supply pipe, and the blue-coded
one to the cold-water pipe. |
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RELATED PROJECTS
Installing a Water
Purifier
Installing A New Faucet
Replacing a Sink Sprayer
Removing Old Faucets
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