Moen Bathroom Faucet Installation Instructions

Last Updated on August 27, 2022 by admin

Faucets are necessary but if you don’t know how to install faucets, you might be in the wrong world. If you want a faucet that is perfect for making your bathroom a place you love, you must settle for the Moen bathroom faucet.

But how do you do the installation of the Moen bathroom faucet? Yes, we are here to talk about the Moen bathroom faucet installation. Here, we will tell you how to install the Moen bathroom faucet step by step. And after this, you will never need to waste money on installing this by the professionals!

Among all brands Moen of the best bathroom faucet brands in the world now. In this article, showing the easiest way to install a Moen bathroom faucet.

Step by Step Moen Bathroom Faucet Installation

Removing the Old Faucet:

Before you install a new faucet, the first work you need to do is remove the previous faucet. This might sound easy but there are people that don’t know how to remove the previous bathroom faucet properly. So, before you jump right into installing the new Moen bathroom faucet, you have to know how to remove the earlier one.

1. First of all, you have to turn the water supply off. If you don’t turn it off, while removing the previous one, the water might get out of the pipe and ruin your whole day! You don’t want to stay in a flooded bathroom, do you? So, turn the water supply off first.
2. For this, you won’t need to turn the main switch off. You will find a valve under the sink and in most cases, the main valve of the sink is situated there. Turn the valve off and turn off the water supply. If you don’t find the valve, you might need to turn the main valve into the water. Now, you will need to turn on the faucet so that the remaining water of the line gets out.
3. Now, you have to disconnect the supply lines form this faucet that is connected. You can easily reach the connection with the help of your hands. But if you are not able to do it with your hands, you can use a basin wrench.
4. Now, you have to disconnect the lift rod. You are almost done. Now, you have to put emphasis on disconnecting the nuts carefully from under the faucet.

Removing the Drain: 

• When you have removed the faucet, you will see that there is a matching drain. This thing basically comes with the faucet. You have to remove this one too if you want to install the Moen bathroom faucet.
• First of all, you have to go through the P-trap. Look at the slip nut. You have to unscrew this first. Remember, there will be water. And so, you have to keep a bucket underneath so that water cannot ruin the process.
• Now, you have to give importance to disconnecting the drain flange. And before you install the new Moen bathroom faucet, you have to make the old drain and faucet holes clean. There must be an old silicone sealant. And to remove those, use mineral spirits.

Moen Bathroom Faucet Installation Instructions

All the bathroom faucets are usually the same. So, the installation process will be closed. However, it is very important to read the manufacturer’s guidelines for a better result. There might be slight changes in the installation process. Here, we are going to talk about the Moen bathroom faucet installation process only!

Step 1: Gasket Placing

You have to install the bathroom faucet in the drain onto the sink. So before everything, you will see a gasket. It basically has a raised lip and two different holes on both sides. This is basically eligible for the bathroom faucets by Moen.

First of all, you have to take the Moen faucet and keep it on the ground or any other even place. Now, take the gasket and put the gasket onto the lower part of the Moen faucet. Make sure that the two pillars located under the faucet will properly fit the two holes of the gasket that you are putting onto.

Step 2: Faucet Placing 

Now, take the faucet along with the gasket on the sink top. Here, you will see two different holes on the two different sides. You have to place the faucet on the holes so that the pillars get into the holes properly. Here, you have to make sure that the faucet spout of the faucet is facing you after you put it inside the holes of the sink.

Step 3: Tightening Faucet Nuts 

Now go back to the nuts and you have to turn it clockwise if you want to tighten it. Here, tighten it a little and then move the faucet to make a perfect position. In this case, you have to certify that the faucet is tightly added with the sink. Otherwise, your sink and faucet both can get damaged.

On the other hand, there is a good chance of water leakage which you don’t want, of course! So, ensure that the faucet is tightened properly with the sink and cannot move at all.

Step 4: Joint Washer 

In some cases of Moen bathroom faucet installation, you will see that the bottom of your sink might not be completely flat. After so many years of service, you cannot expect the sink to stay as perfect as before. And so, if the bottom of your sink is not completely flat, the faucet will not properly fit in the holes and the nuts will not be tight enough to prevent water leakage. On the other hand, the tightening nut can also get damaged.

So, all you have to do now is go for a joint washer first. You have to place this between the faucet pillar and the mounting nuts. The reason for adding up this is it will keep the mounting nuts tightened to the faucet pillar. And as a result, there will be no water leakage and your nuts will not break at all. Also, the faucet body will stay stable with the sink without moving at all!

Step 5: Lift Rod Installation 

Now, move to the upper part of the faucet. You have to make sure that it doesn’t move at all. If you see the faucet is moving, you have to prevent it from moving. For doing that, you have to find another hole that is situated on the back of the faucet body. There will find a hole and with the faucet kit, you will get a lift rod. The rod will enter this hole to keep the faucet away from moving.

Now, take the lift rod and place it into the hole in the faucet’s back. Ensure that the faucet is positioned in such a way so that you can move the lift rod up and down. Now, you have to again position the faucet over the gasket with your hand.

Again, you have to tighten the nuts; In this case, you have to hand-tighten the faucet. Now, you have to tighten both nuts with your hand to make it secure. However, you have to make sure that you are not over-tightening the nuts.

Moen Drain Plug Installation

1. While you are going through the Moen sink faucet installation, you will also need to install the drain plug. Here, you will need a basin wrench so that you are able to reach the plastic nuts. All you have to do is now is take the drain body into the sink. Now, you have to remove the rod and the plug. If you don’t do this step properly, water might leak!
2. Now, you have to spin the drain nut up towards the top of the drain tube. Expose about one or half-inch of the thread. Pull the gasket up towards the drain tube. Spin the nut all the way down and take it to the end of the thread.
3. Now, you have to wrap some Teflon tape in a clockwise manner around the thread. When the drain will be installed, the Teflon tape will be underneath the rubber gasket. Go for three or four turns of Teflon tapes. Also, add some tape on the top of the thread too.
4. Take plumbers putty (you can use silicone too) and make it into a rope. You have to wrap this around the bottom of the waste seat and place it into the hole of the sink and tighten it. Hole the waste seat with a hand and turn the drain body clockwise onto the thread of the waste C. You have to do it until it is properly tightened.
5. Push the putty into the threads. Now turn the drain nuts clockwise and tighten it. Remove the excess putty. Now you have to insert the drain plug into the sink. Insert the pivot rod through the hole of the drain plus. Now install the rod into the drain body. Tighten the nut and let the pivot rod move a little.
6. Position the lift rod to the height you prefer. Position the pivot rod so the drain is popped up. Measure the hole of the lift rod strap. Install the strap with the spring clip. Now connect the lift rod with the strap hole and tighten the nut with your hands. Make sure a smooth mechanical movement!
7. The drain plug and the whole faucet are ready. Tighten the nuts on the strap. And you are done! Your Moen Bathroom faucet is ready to use! The Moen tub faucet installation process is also similar to this one.

How to Bathroom Faucet Installation

Wrap Up:

As you can see, the Moen bathroom faucet installation is not very easy. The process is a little complicated. But when you get your hands on the faucet and you will make little mistakes, you will yourself learn the process properly.

Got through the steps we have mentioned to complete the process of Moen bathroom faucet installation. If you are confused, you can go through the manufacturer guide for installing the bathroom faucet.