How To Install A Utility Sink

In this video, This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how to install a utility sink.

Project details

Turn off water
Cut section from existing drain pipe and install a new Wye-fitting
Assemble PVC pipe and fittings for new drain/vent system
Glue drain/vent system to existing vent stack
Rough in the PVC trap assembly
Set the sink into position, inserting its chrome tailpiece into the PVC trap
Tighten the compression nut on the tailpiece to secure the trap
Place plumber’s putty under faucet, and install it to the sink deck; tighten nuts from below
Cut into existing hot- and cold-water supply pipes, and solder in tee fittings
Install copper wall anchors to hold new piping in place
Attach flexible supply lines to the hot- and cold-water pipes, and to the faucet