I am about to replace my kitchen faucet with a new Delta one and the directions look pretty straight forward but I have plastic plumbing pipes and I would appreciate any advice or tips. Is there anything I should know when working with them? Actually, any tips at all would be great regarding this project because I know there are some good experienced people on this forum. Thanks

Working with plastic pipe is just about the same as any other type of pipe except that plastic can be brittle. Always back up (use two wrenches) your work so as not to put to much strain on any fitting. If you have a shut of far away from the sink like in the basemant, turn it off. Should you acidentally break a fitting, you won't flood the place trying to find the shut off.

Patience is the golden rule here.

Walksonwater, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it also a good idea to use a bonding agent when working with PVC on water pipes? Whenever we've had any plumbing work done, I've always noticed them doing this - I guess it helps seal the joint better.

I'm going to be installing a dishwasher soon, and will probably do the work myself, so am just curious.

Of course you would use normal plumbing practices.

I use a teflon based pipe dope on all theaded connections and the normal cleaner and adhesive on the pvc joints.

Some plumbers use both teflon tape and some sort of a pipe dope.

A couple of other hints:

If you use the tape, be sure the ends do not get in side of the pipe. A little peice of tape can block small orifices.

If the new faucet does not come with a gasket for in between the sink and the faucet, make a bead of plumbers putty and put that around the edges of the faucet. After installation, remove the excess.

Thanks! Just wanted to clarify

Thanks for all your tips. I was planning to use teflon tape only because I have some. Do you think that will be good enough or should I go buy some dope [no pun intended although by the time I'm finished I might be considering it] The faucet comes with a kind of plastic gasket.

Tape should be good enough. Just be sure to follow my caution.