TIPS FOR REMOVING YOUR OLD DRAIN:

Most existing drains can be removed quickly and easily with only a pair of channel- lock pliers or a wrench. However, there may be situations where it is difficult to remove your old drain or determine how the drain is disassembled. Depending upon the existing Drain in your sink, it is either removed from above or below the sink. The illustrations below show some typical drain installations and how they are disas- sembled from the sink.

The following tips can help with some of the more common challenges in drain removal:

Loosen nuts on P-Trap using channel locks. Suggest spraying nuts with spray lubricant to loosen any corrosion or debris that may have built up. Remove P-Trap half from Tailpiece. Use bucket to catch any residual water in P-trap.

Unthread Pivot Rod Nut from Drain Body and remove. Pull Stopper out from Drain Body.

For Drains that are removed from below Sink:

Loosen Mounting Nut as far down as it will go. Push Drain Body up into Sink and unthread Metal Flange from Drain Body. Remove Drain Body from below sink.

For Drains that are removed from above Sink:

Unthread Tailpiece from Drain Body.

Loosen and remove Mounting Nut and Gasket on Drain Body using channel locks. Suggest spraying nut with spray lubricant to loosen any corrosion or debris that may have built up. Push Drain Body up into the Sink and remove.

Note: If Drain body rotates while loosening Mounting Nut, insert a screw driver into overflow hole to prevent Drain Body from rotating while Mounting Nut is removed.

Recommended tools

Channel Locks

Adjustable Wrench

Phillips Screwdriver

WHEN DRAIN IS REMOVED

WHEN DRAIN IS REMOVED FROM ABOVE SINK

FROM BELOW SINK

 

 

 

 

METAL OR PLASTIC TWO PIECE

METAL DRAIN BODY WITH

PLASTIC DRAIN BODY

 

DRAIN BODY

PLASTIC TAILPIECE

WITH PLASTIC TAILPIECE

 

 

SCREWDRIVER

 

 

 

 

 

STOPPER

 

STOPPER

 

 

STOPPER

METAL

 

 

 

 

DRAIN

 

PLASTIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNTHREAD

BODY

 

DRAIN BODY

 

 

METAL

 

 

 

 

 

FLANGE

 

 

 

 

SINK

 

SINK

 

SINK

 

METAL OR

 

 

 

PIVOT

 

PLASTIC

 

PIVOT

MOUNTING

MOUNTING

DRAIN BODY

 

ROD NUT

 

ROD NUT

NUT and

NUT and

 

 

 

 

MOUNTING

 

GASKET

 

GASKET

PIVOT

NUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLASTIC

 

PLASTIC

ROD NUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAILPIECE

 

TAILPIECE

FINISHED

P-TRAP

FINISHED

P-TRAP

FINISHED

P-TRAP

HALF

HALF

HALF

WALL

WALL

WALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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American Standard 4504S Tips for Removing Your OLD Drain, For Drains that are removed from below Sink
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