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Last week we started a birthday project for my wife. She wanted to have this sink added in the
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laundry room so we cut out the hole. Now it's time to see if it fits. I think we're going to be in
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good shape. Perfect. Check that out. But now it's time to put the faucet in. As you can imagine it's
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uncomfortable working inside this cabinet on my back so I've got a better idea. Why don't we put
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the faucet on the sink before we drop the sink into place. Installing a faucet on a stainless
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steel sink is not as hard as you might think. You really only need a simple tool, a channel lock
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pliers like this and some plumber's putty. The next step is to simply take the sink out of the
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cutout and place it on a beach towel that's sitting on top of the top. We want that there
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so we don't scratch the top. As you get ready to install a faucet, check it for markings. Look for
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either front or back or color coding tops of the faucet cartridges being either red or blue
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It's time to insert the faucet through the holes. I've made sure that the hot's on the left and the
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faucet will be held in place so that you won't drop it. After hand tightening the nuts it's now
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time to use the channel lock pliers to clench this faucet into position and make sure that the faucet
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remains centered in the holes as you tighten the nuts. All that's left to do now is just hook up
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the water lines and the drain lines and we'll be good to go. Happy birthday Kathy. I'm Tim
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