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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
Pipe Dope, Plumbers Putty, or Teflon Tape? - Love Plumbing Remodel Pipe dope is a gooey paste that is used on threaded pipe joints Teflon tape is used for the same purpose, and some plumbers use both at the same time Plumbers putty is use when installing sink drains It is a soft putty that will compress to seal between the flange and the sink Some new materials require silicon, but that's another question
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 interested in what plumbers have to say from experience
Kitchen sink strainer sealing question. - Love Plumbing Remodel Plumbers putty under the sink strainer and I prefer teflon paste ontop of the gasket +top threads under the sink Most others use putty or some no callback guys even use caulk I've seen a new foam type gasket that replaces plumbers putting, but I highly doubt they will supply this in the strainer box as a ~kit~
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
Why plumbers putty on base of toilet?? - Love Plumbing Remodel putty "Decades" ago plumber's putty was used to set the toilets, like the wax rings are used now But even then the putty was not used to seal around the base of the toilet It does not bond to the toilet and floor, nor does it harden up within any reasonable time, so it will not prevent "wiggles" It can stain the floor and will discolor over
Properly sealing sink strainer - Love Plumbing Remodel About two years ago, I redid the strainers on my kitchen sinks Removed the old strainers, completely cleaned everything out, put down a liberal amount of fresh plumber's putty, connected everything together, seemed to work great Over time, a little bit of putty would ooze out the top I would
Plumbers putty? Overrated? - Love Plumbing Remodel Putty still has its place But that place is not plastic sinks, plastic fittings, or pipe threads Faucets are no longer designed to use putty - most have plastic bases and sometimes plastic bodies that will be eaten away
Pipe dope on all threads for gas valve? - Love Plumbing Remodel No putty should be on those threads Putty is for installing sink drains Pipe dope thread sealant is used on the IP threads on both sides going into the regulator The gas flex is a flare fit, not needing anything Some plumbers will smear a bit of pipe dope on the mating surface of the flare fitting Some examples below of pipe dope that I use
Compression Fitting Valve - With or Without Putty I followed the instructions carefully, cut the 1 2" copper pipe using a pipe cutter, sanded the pipes to a smooth surface, gently tightend the ring and nut WITHOUT USING PLUMBERS PUTTY Now, I've read that some online diy'ers recommend using putty with the compression fittings, while other DON'T