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Remove Old Sink Basket Strainers

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What happens here

Begin by loosening the large nut under the sink basket strainer using channel locks. If the nut is too corroded or seized, use a Starlock Max oscillating tool with a metal carbide blade to carefully cut the nut from below, avoiding damage to the sink. Once the nuts are loose or cut, use a screwdriver to pry open the old strainer from the top of the sink, if necessary. Remove the old plumber's putty and any old paper washers or silicone/caulk from the sink openings.

Goal: The old sink basket strainers are removed from both sides of the double sink, requiring specific tools to loosen stubborn components.

Tools and materials

  • Flathead Screwdriver
  • Metal Carbide Blade
  • Paper Towels / Rags
  • Plumbing Wrenches (Channel Locks)

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get up here and we're going to move these basket strainers one maybe easier than the other get this the rest of the way off grab some big dogs and just kind of give us a little push [Music] up you get you see all that stuff falling do yourself a favor have some glasses you know it's funny they put plumber's putty on the top and looks like silicone on the bottom he put the paper washer on the top as well thinking that was going to seal it is helping me hold the backup I'm getting back down underneath the sink right here no go huh yeah this doesn't want to come off okay we got something for that fine tool metal carbide blade let's go broken get that pulled off and now that just pops right out this one is going to be no problem to clean up this one over here is actually the gasket and some caulk but it looks like it's going to come out pretty easy at least on the top glad it's not silicone it actually does just look like caulk so those are all

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