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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
Kitchen sink strainer sealing question. - Love Plumbing Remodel The gaskets go underneath the sink locknut 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~
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
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
Pipe Dope, Plumbers Putty, or Teflon Tape? - Love Plumbing Remodel 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 My personal, repeat personal, preference is pipe dope on water and gas joints, Teflon tape on air fittings
How to Safely Re-caulk Shower Drain? - Love Plumbing Remodel How can I differentiate between silicon and plumber's putty? Does it even matter? Secondly, assuming it is silicon, is it safe for me to cut off the silicon I can reach, turn the drain counter-clockwise to break it free, remove the old material, apply new caulk, and then screw the drain back on clockwise?
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
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
American Standard Americast tub and drain installation question Tub shoe installation Putty the flange and thread it in The rubber gasket goes below the tub, and when the drain wth flange is threaded down into the shoe, it clamps it up tight No Silicone, no tape, just nice clean threads that allow a tight clamp between the flange and the shoe, sandwiching the tub and rubber washer
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?