Upgrade Your Kitchen Sink! DIY Replacement! 

Good question. I get this question alot and I didn't do one for a couple of reasons. The first one is due to living rural. The septic system I have is not designed for digesting plant solids. They do make a special disposal system that injects enzymes when the disposal is running but they are very expensive. The second reason is I don't have the electrical wires or switch run and would have to add all that in to make it work. The third reason is money. I got this sink on clearance and am a tight budget. I hope this answers your question! Thanks for watching!

@@TJLawrence254 I was SO expecting the answer to be that garbage goes in the trash, not the sink. LOL

@@one_hoop that too. Food goes in the trash not the sink!!

@@jorgeluiscorrea992 Food scraps can go into the compost heap and it can be turned into fertilizer.

I always found garbage disposals in american movies so strange. Didn't know they where actually a thing. Is this not super unhealthy for the enviroment?

Thanks for watching! I glad it was helpful

​@@TJLawrence254how u know what size to get tho? I wanna do same thing

@@Eastbaypisces you just have to measure the opining you have. most standard kitchen sinks are 33 inches wide.

Can you paste the link for the dishwasher video you found?

My thoughts exactly

Absolutely. Cut the faucet box down and use it to protect the countertop. Install everything you can on the new sink before dropping into the opening.

I think not, it's much safer if you are doing the work alone to keep the sink as neat and light as possible. It's really not that much of work to add the faucet and soap dispenser after. But if you have some kind of support where the sink can rest with its accessories and you have help to position precisely the sink in place, one person above the sink, one person under it, that may save 3 minutes.

@@Chimel31a stainless sink doesn’t weigh that much. Beyond that, a faucet only weighs around 1-2lbs. It’s not like you are adding 50+lbs to the sink by installing your faucet first. I think you may be overthinking this.

​@@Chimel31I agree with you, when installing anything it's best to be as comfortable as possible to get the job done with out scratching or damaging any parts hanging around or attached to it.

That is what this video shows. Taking a double bowl sink to a single.

No, you shouldn't be able to rotate it once it's tightened down. Rotate the collar as far as you can the set the two screws firmly should be all it takes.

I got it from Amazon. amzn.to/3Wt0Gz7

@@TJLawrence254 thank you 😊

I did not have to modify the opening at all for this sink replacement. Some sinks might very a little but not by much.

As long as the opening in the countertop is the same as the old sink it should be a very similar installation. Most hardware or big box stores sell a double bowl plumbing kit.

I really like the one sink bowl over two! Really the only complaint I have is the stainless steel can get small scratches from other stainless steel pots and pans.

Oh, that could be a challenge. You are in the right place! RU-vid has just about a video for any problem! Some of the best channels for home remodeling are This Old House and See Jane Drill. I started out learning the trades in Highschool. And from Handyman Club of America encyclopedias. But, whenever I am trying to figure out a problem like plumbing where I can't find a good resource online or in a book I usually just get all the possible parts I think I may need from Menards and keep trying parts Until I make something that works. It's not the most efficient way to do things but its how I learn the most! As far as flow you should have about 1/4 inch of drop per foot of pipe. If the outlet pipe in the wall is too high up to be slightly lower that the new trap, and the trap is installed as high as it can go, The pipe in the wall will have to be lowered. This requires a hole in the wall but is really not any more difficult that what I did in this video. Just a bit more time and materials. I hope this helps!

It's a lightweight sink, so you need something to hold it to the countertop. I have seen sinks that never had them installed, just glue, hold up just fine. But if its possible to use fasteners without wrecking your countertop, I would.

​@@TJLawrence254ty for shedding light!

If you want to see a photo let me know.

If you can handle the weight safety, and keep the dangling lines from getting silicone all over them, it definitely saves time to install the hardware before hand. It was to heavy for me to do by myself.

Silicone can be put around the countertop cut.

@@TJLawrence254 But its a top mounted sink?

I hear that alot about the pre installation of the faucet. With the size and weight of the sink adding the faucet and not getting silicone on everything, it was a little safer for me to just install afterwards. Even if it meant some time on my back. If you have a second helping hand or have the strength and finesse I would definitely recommend installing it first.

Most rural home on septic systems won't have disposals. There are some systems that add an enzyme to a disposal while its running that are rated for septic but they can be a tad on the spendy side.

This video features the Kraus Loften All-in-One Dual Mount Drop-In Stainless Steel 33 in. 2-Hole Single Bowl Kitchen Sink with Pull Down Faucet.

Thank you very much! Glad I could help!

What brand of sink is this?

What brand is the sink and where can i buy it???

@@warrenbuckley3267 kohler

@@bojantrkulja4149 kohler. And got it at costco

How did it go?

Amen brother!

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You are welcome!

Good call.

Haha, yeah black was not my first choice. The tubes of clear and white I had at home had gone bad, and only had black. I tacked this project overnight so no stores open at 2am to get anything else. Sometime you have to make due with what you got!

Thanks! I'm using the Kraus Bolden 18-inch Commercial Kitchen Faucet. Here it is on amazon. amzn.to/3GPNehf

wall mounted kitchen faucet is best. easy to tight and replace .

Was going to say same about the tape. Great video.

As time goes by all those scratches start looking ok, patina crazy I know.

i could not believe my eyes when i saw that great sink being replaced by a huge piece of s ..t that takes several gallons to get an inch of water in the bottom, unbelievable !

Most kitchen sinks are a standard 33" size. All you would need to do is measure the existing model and check the dimensions for the new one are the same.

@@TJLawrence254 thank you so much

I'm happy it helped! Thanks for watching!

That right. You need to have that higher than the outlet connection. I must not have shown that. An easy way to do that is to zip tie the loop to one of the clips above to keep it from falling down. Thanks for you comment!

@@TJLawrence254 great work! Looks much improved. I need to replace mine soon too.