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- Silicone Vs Plumbers Putty - Love Plumbing Remodel
Plumber's putty for basket strainers, and here's why: if the sink users accidentally break the seal between the strainer and the sink, it will leak whenever there is water being held in the sink For instance, in the triple sinks in a bar, used for washing glasses
- Cant get Bathtub drain to seal - Love Plumbing Remodel
Putty will not seal Try to get another person to help you hold the drain down, while attaching the plate on the bottom You have to put a lot of putty between it and the tub on the top surface, then wait at least 24 hours to let it set before testing I have the same problem with a porcelean sink, but it will hold for more then a minute, so I am not as worried as it would if it was the tub
- leaking fountain - sealing stopper? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I have a patio fountain that came with a large rubber stopper(2 5 dia x 1 25" thick) and a short roll of green colored putty on a roll The stopper is tapered, a hole in the center and a slit for setting in the pump cord and light kit wire I cant seal this stopper well enough in the basin to
- Gasket or putty under bathtub drain lip? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I'm installing a new lift and turn bathtub drain The new drain is packaged with a rubber gasket, and the instructions seem to show that the gasket goes underneath the drain lip (on top of the tub) The old drain had putty in that location I've cleaned out all the old putty, and I found
- Mounting a Toilet: Grout, plaster, or putty? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I was considering using grout or plaster on the toilet base with plumber's putty as a distant third choice I think grout would look best and be most durable but may be hard to remove from the tile later when I change toilets
- Blanco silgranit sink - silicone or plumbers putty?
Installing a drop in sink with granite countertops Can't find directions anywhere on Blanco's site specifying to use plumber's putty or silicone Also unsure about sealant between sink and countertop Any suggestions?
- sealing gas pipe threads - Love Plumbing Remodel
Back to the question>>> plumbers putty is never used on threads of any kind PIPE DOPE, also called pipe thread paste, is what to use Great White, Megaloc, Rectorseal Tplus2, are some good ones
- Plumbers putty or rubber gasket under sink flange (stainless steel sink . . .
The manufacturer of the new Garbage Disposal we are installing in a couple days says IF you have a stainless steel sink do not use plumber putty under the sink flange when installing, use the rubber gasket they provide instead Well, I understand they are the manufacturer, but I am more
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