To complete the project, you should first gather
the tools and all the parts you will need. The basic steps to complete
the installation of your drain assembly are to prepare the mounting area,
mount the seat and the drain body, install the pivot rod and the lift
rod, and test your work.
You should have the following tools available to you
before you start: a flashlight, an adjustable wrench, pliers, safety glasses,
plumber's putty, teflon tape, Phillips head screwdriver, and a flat-head
screwdriver.
If you are installing this waste assembly as part of a new
faucet installation, you will need to return to the tutorial for your
new faucet to complete the faucet flushing procedure after you have completed
this project.
Before You Start...
• Beginner - 2 to 3 hours
• Intermediate - 1 to 2 hours
• Advanced - 45 minutes to 1 hour
Always turn water supply OFF before removing existing faucet.
Turn faucet on to relieve water pressure and to insure water is completely
off.
Use a penetrating oil spray on the faucet mounting hardware to help
loosen corrosion and assist in removing the existing faucet connections.
Remove mounting hardware using a basin wrench or channel lock pliers.
Thoroughly clean and dry the mounting surface after removal of your
existing faucet.
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1.
Thoroughly
clean and dry the sink surface in preparation for the drain
assembly.
2.
Place plumbers
putty under seat.
3.
Drop seat
into drain opening in sink.
4.
From underneath
the sink, slide the bottom gasket, mounting washer and mounting
nut onto drain seat and hand tighten.
5.
Fit the
seal inside the drain tailpiece.
6.
Install
the tailpiece and hand tighten. Align the entire assembly so
that the pivot rod opening is facing the rear of the sink, hand
tighten the mounting nut until snug.
7.
If you have a drain plug that is not yet assembled, assemble
the three separate parts. Slip the Drain Plug O-ring onto
the bottom of the Drain Plug Head Piece, and then and then
attach the assembled Head Piece to the Drain Plug Base.
Also, if a Seat Cover was included with your faucet, gently
press the Seat Cover down into the seat.
8.
Drop in
drain plug to prepare to install the pivot rod assembly.and
install the pivot rod assembly. You can install the pivot rod
assembly in one of the following ways - Vandal Proof to prevent
unauthorized removal, or Easy Removal for normal applications.
9.
Place pivot rod seat into the opening at the rear of the
drain body.
10.
Place the
pivot rod into the opening and position the pivot rod through
the drain plug hole as shown.
11.
For Vandal
Proof installation, insert the pivot rod into the hole at the
bottom of the drain plug. If you are installing the drain plug
for Easy Removal, insert the drain plug into the waste tube
and turn the drain plug 90-degrees so that you ensure that the
pivot rod is not locked into the hole.
12.
Slide the
pivot nut onto the pivot rod and thread it snugly onto the drain
body, being careful not to over tighten.
13.
With lift
rod in position on the faucet, insert the end into the lift
rod strap and secure with lift rod strap screw.
14.
Connect
the pivot rod to lift rod strap using spring clip.
15.
Place the drain plug in the full open position, loosen lift
rod strap screw and adjust the lift rod height so that the
knob clears the faucet. Tighten the lift rod strap screw.
Installation is now complete.
If you are installing this waste assembly as part of a new
faucet installation, you will need to return to the tutorial
for your new faucet to complete the faucet flushing procedure.
Press your BACK button so that you return to your faucet installation
instructions. You will need to continue and follow the Faucet
Flushing instructions.
Always turn water supply OFF before removing existing faucet. 
Use a penetrating oil spray on the faucet mounting hardware to help
loosen corrosion and assist in removing the existing faucet connections.
