{"id":12634,"date":"2021-07-27T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T08:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/?p=12634"},"modified":"2021-07-27T09:58:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T08:58:32","slug":"diy-replace-your-old-faucet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/diy-replace-your-old-faucet\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY: Replace Your Old Faucet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replacing your old faucet at home is one of the easiest home makeovers you should be able to handle without paying an extra charge.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several reasons you might want to fix your kitchen faucet; Does it drip ? Does it make a funny sound ? Do you want to replace the old one ? This DIY guide is here to help.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Luckily, many of these modern faucets can easily be installed with little patience and direction to avoid flooding your apartment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/property-for-rent\/flat-apartment\/?search=Lekki+%2C+Lagos&amp;bedroom=&amp;min_price=&amp;max_price=2000000\"><b>Apartment in Lekki\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Here are supplies you need when replacing a faucet:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">New kitchen faucet (and the installation manual)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Adjustable wrench<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Flashlight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Bucket<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Rags<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Cleaner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Screwdriver<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Towels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Black Tape (Teflon Tape)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s get started, first check under your kitchen sink to see how your current faucet is being set up to register the number of holes it is connected to. Preferably take a picture and show the vendor to buy the right type of faucet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Clear out your sink cabin, make sure every supply you need is within arms reach and lock the water supply\u00a0 connected to your faucets. It is usually a small tap under the sink or outside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Now you have shut the water off, turn on your faucet to relieve the pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If a leak should happen, a towel and bucket come in handy to clear out the residual drops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Get your adjustable wrench, loose the valves of your current kitchen faucet counterclockwise to get it removed. Once this is out of the way you can now it&#8217;s time to remove the old faucet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Try not to drag it out, simply look under the sink should incase there is a nut holding it, loose that to get it out freely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Clear out the dirt residue underneath the kitchen cabin, put in an extra effort to make it clean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Check out modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/search\/pins\/?q=modern%20kitchen%20faucet&amp;rs=typed&amp;term_meta[]=modern%7Ctyped&amp;term_meta[]=kitchen%7Ctyped&amp;term_meta[]=faucet%7Ctyped\">kitchen faucet<\/a> for inspiration<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Unveil your new faucet! Grab the manual to carefully read through the installation to see any direction we may have overlooked. You are almost there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Pass your new faucet through the top of your sink and get under the cabin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Once you get hold of the faucet, tightening properly some might require screws which always come with the product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Attach your lines to the valves and make sure they are well snugged. Use your adjustable wrench to get that done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Use your teflon tape popularly known as black tape to make sure your seal is tight and leak free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Finally, turn on your locked water supply taps, do it slowly to confirm the faucet isn\u2019t leaking and it is working perfectly. And you&#8217;re good to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note, if you don\u2019t have the patience for this exercise you should hire a plumber, get them <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/service-providers?category=plumbers\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also having someone around while replacing a faucet is highly recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Replacing your old faucet at home is one of the easiest home makeovers you should be able to handle without paying an extra charge.\u00a0There are several reasons you might want to fix your kitchen faucet; Does it drip ? Does it make a funny sound ? 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