Okay, so yesterday I finally tackled that double faucet kitchen sink project I’ve been putting off forever. Our old single faucet was leaking like crazy and looked straight outta the 90s. Figured why not upgrade to two faucets while I’m at it? More mess, more fun, right? Buckle up, here’s how it went down.
Getting Everything Together
First, I dragged my lazy self to the home store. Wandered around totally lost until some poor employee took pity on me. Told him I need a sink with two holes and two faucets that won’t bankrupt me. Grabbed this stainless steel one on sale – had scratches but hey, I’m not running a restaurant. Found some basic chrome faucets too, not fancy but better than my leaky one. Also stuffed these into my cart:
- Two flexible water lines (the old ones were crusty)
- A tube of clear silicone that promised waterproof magic
- A giant wrench because mine looks like it fought a bear
Operation Rip-Out-The-Old
Got home and cleared all the junk living under the sink. Cut off the water supply – learned that lesson the hard way last time. Tried twisting the connections loose with my wrench… nope. Rust had welded them solid. Ended up hacksawing those pipes like a maniac. Water sprayed everywhere, but whatever. Pulled out the crusty sink and oh man – the gunk under there? Pure horror show. Scraped it clean with a putty knife while breathing through my shirt.
The Shaky Install
Plunked the new sink in the hole – too small by half an inch. Cue me swearing and sanding the counter edge like a madman. Finally squeezed it in crooked, but hey, nobody’s gonna measure it. Smear-that silicone goop under the rim. Felt like icing a cake, but stickier and way less fun. Then the faucets: fed ’em through the holes, tightened the bolts underneath. Nearly dislocated my shoulder trying to reach one bolt behind the garbage disposal.
Plumbing Nightmares
Connecting water lines should be simple, yeah? Nope. Cross-threaded the first one, leaked immediately. Unscrewed it, taped the threads twice, still dripped. Took three tries per faucet. My knuckles were bleeding from scraping against the disposal blades – looked like a crime scene down there. At one point I flooded the cabinet because I forgot to clamp a connector. Used half a roll of paper towels mopping up.
Final Check & Victory
Turned the water back on slowly… no leaks! Did a happy dance until I tested the hot water – nothing. Realized I’d hooked both lines to the cold supply. Facepalmed hard. Swapped one line to the hot pipe (more swearing, more drips). Tested again: left faucet cold, right faucet hot. Perfect. Dumped three buckets of water in to check drainage. Both sides flowed fine. Even wiped off my bloody fingerprints afterward.
So yeah, it looks janky if you stare too close and my back’s killing me, but hey – double faucet action achieved. Totally worth almost drowning my broom.
