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Connect new water supply lines

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Kitchen Faucet Replacement · Step 10 of 13

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Connect the hot and cold supply lines from the new faucet to the corresponding shut-off valves. The hot line is typically marked with a red indicator. Hand-tighten the connection nuts first, then use an adjustable wrench to give them a final quarter-turn to ensure they are snug.

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See, click in. So now your sprayer is connected. It's got the weight on it. All you need to do is connect the water lines. And you can see that these flexible lines are really long, longer than I've seen in other units. And so I'm going to remove the flexible lines that I have here and I'll give those to habitat for humanity. Again, make sure you've got a cloth under it because a little bit of water is almost certainly going to run out. I'm going to take my hot line, which is labeled hot. And put it on the hot side. You could use some silicone tape here, but it's not really necessary anymore. So you check for leaks, make sure it's good. Okay, so that's on. And you just tighten it. And you want to make sure when you're doing this, that you're not moving these other connections too much. Water lines have a nasty habit of not staying sealed. So you want to make sure that you're not screwing around with them too much, not putting too much pressure on them. So, you know, it is water and water is an unpleasant thing to deal with when you have leaks. So let's move on to the other side and get that one done. Well, let's turn the water on and see if we have any leaks.

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