How To Install Kitchen Sink Drain Strainer, Stop Leaks

This video teaches you How To Install Kitchen Sink Drain Strainer properly avoiding the most common DIY mistakes. Is your kitchen sink drain leaking water underneath and you need to install a new sink drain strainer? No need to call the plumber, in this DIY plumbing tips video we show you how to install kitchen sink drains and fix a kitchen sink drain leak and you'll do it yourself. We'll show you how to take apart the whole kitchen sink drain assembly with the drain strainer and repair the leak DIY once and for all.

⏱ Table of Contents how to install kitchen sink drain (Click on timestamps to jump to a chapter
0:00 Introduction to kitchen sink drain installation
0:19 Anatomy of kitchen sink drain assembly
1:01 Importance of kitchen sink drain friction ring
1:22 Common Mistake: Forgetting to install drain friction ring
2:12 Kitchen sink drain parts in a typical sink strainer kit
2:57 Typical kitchen sink drain installation onto drain pipe
3:37 Typical kitchen sink drain installation with dishwasher down spout
5:31 How to remove your old kitchen sink drain and plumbing pipes
5:47 Details on Universal Sink Drain Wrench
7:38 How to apply plumbers putty to kitchen sink drain basket
9:15 Assembly & installation kitchen sink drain pipes under sink
11:48 Installing pipe extension tube to drain downspout if needed

The kitchen sink drain assembly consists of the removable sink basket and the kitchen sink strainer, which is the bottom part of the drain assembly, with the flange on it. If you want to know how to remove kitchen sink drain flanges, just watch this video.

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How to fix a leaky sink

To fix a leak under your kitchen sink, you need to put a pan down under the p-trap plumbing to catch the water that will gush out when you open up the p-trap nuts. Then you remove the long drain pipe from the bottom of the kitchen sink drain by unscrewing the retaining nut.

Leak under kitchen sink

Is your kitchen sink leaking under the rubber gasket? Then you can repair the leaky sink by using a universal drain basket wrench to remove the large round drain nut, then you pull the gasket and the cardboard friction washer, and push up the kitchen sink drain assembly from below, and it will pop up through the top side of the kitchen sink. Now you have no more leak under kitchen sink, and that is how to remove kitchen sink drain flanges.

Next you install the new kitchen sink drain flange, and go underneath to install the rubber gasket, then the cardboard washer, and finally the drain basket nut. Be sure to use one of the wrenches we link to below to tighten the kitchen sink drain basket nut.

Replacing drain pipes under the kitchen sink and check for leaks at the P-trap, and where the strainer drain meets the bottom of the sink, and make sure there is no water leak at the rubber gasket.
Then install all the kitchen sink drain plumbing, including the P-trap.

Now you know how to fix a leaky sink

And that folks is how you fix a leaky sink. So now you can be a hero to any of your friends with a leaky sink, after you see this plumbing tips video. That is how you fix a kitchen sink drain leaking water.

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[halfpint]

Thank you so much for this detailed video! I’m a woman in my 60’s and installed a new kitchen faucet and sink drains by myself.

[gregdavidson]

I just called a plumber (July 3, 2024) and they said it was a 2 hour job and LABOR was $370.00 ! then plus parts. After watching this video I think I might be able to do it. Thanks Jeff.

[NoahFlemingplus]

I had to go grab my friction washer out of the trash! Had no idea that it was important. Thanks, Jeff!

[MM-lwox]

What truly separates this video from so many other tutorial videos, is your attention to the small details that would trip someone up when doing this project. The nut on the drain with the dishwasher tube is a great example. People would have been unsure of what to do if you had not taken the time to explain that the plastic one replaces the metal one and that's okay. First time seeing one of your videos, but I'm subscribing and seeing what else you demonstrate. Thank you!

[leejohnson]

DUDE!!!! I just watched the best made no BS video I have ever seen! You gave so many helpful hints and described everything SO WELL. This was the most useful and informative video I think I have ever watched on YouTube. I wish more of you guys would watch this video and learn how to do this. No Ads. No pitching your stupid channel. Just a ton of useful information. My favorite part was the spanish translation running across the bottom. I've been studying Spanish for a while now and I want to come back to this video just to learn all of the terms in Spanish. Seriously! Great video man!!!!

[zayneepling]

THANK You saved this 60yoW from being without a kitchen sink for at least a few days! The contractors who redid the kitchen apparently didn't know about Plummers Putty for starters! Thank you so much!!!!

[buddhasingh]

My goodness! I tossed the friction washer thinking it was packaging. That's why my sink gasket got warped!! Thank you for the detail!

[michelletoguchi]

I've watched alot of videos on this subject searching for gasket direction info, and you are the only one who addresses this issue which seems very important to me. Whoever worked on my sink last installed the gaskets in the wrong way! THANK YOU for including all the important little details!

[rtgray]

Wow Jeff. Thank you for being so detailed and not assuming we know a lot of things we don't!

[judyswayne]

I was washing a few dishes this morning and when I went to pull the plug everything came apart!! I quickly had to mop up water and then sat down to “Utube University” and came to your video first. Amazingly well done. You showed the steps not just once but several times. You made it very easy to remember what to do. Now I’m off to Canadian Tire to get my supplies. Thank you so much for your video! 🇨🇦

[drds]

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about plumbing (other than water runs downhill), this told me everything I needed to know to fix my kitchen sink! Thank you so much!

[jananthomas]

Thank you so much for this! I'm a 60 year lady, and I just replaced my first sink drain to hook up my dishwasher thanks to your instructions! Couldn't have done it without you!

[kevinchouinard]

No one explains things the way you do sir. It is the best. Your instructions are perfect for people like me who know next to nothing. Thanks 1 million times over

[Ryan-psxc]

I watched dozens of videos on YouTube and this is the only one that actually shows an in-depth step-by-step procedure on how to install a sink drain. Thank you so much for spending the time and making this video.

[richardmardex]

This was one of the best "how to" videos I've ever seen. Excellent step by step directions that demonstrate the little things one needs to do to get a good result. Job well done!

[PilikiaVernie]

Appreciate the tutorial so much Jeff. Love the step-by-step instructions, what to buy and every tip you gave that made this project simpler than I thought it would be.
I'm another female in her 60's and my dad (who was a plumber) would've been proud of me for doing it right. Thanks again!

[AnnieMEllison]

Thank you for taking the time to walk us through the process! Your instructions were detailed enough to understand without being overwhelming to a newbie like me. 😊

[bkd-newyork]

The best video I have ever seen. Covered all the details....

[misterroo]

You helped me fix a Sunday night kitchen sink leak nightmare. THANK YOU! Great video with very easy understandable steps for an non-plumber.