Lee
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Lift the whole waste outlet back out of the sink and smear some sealant
around the underside of the grating section. Lay it back in the hole but
don't squeeze it down.
Take the rubber washer and look at both sides of it. One side should have
ribs running around it and the other side should be smooth.
Smear some sealant around the ribbed side and place it over the tail of the
grating with the sealant on the upper side toward the basin.
Put the nut on the tail and, holding the grating gently with one hand, start
to tighten the nut on to the tail.
When the washer touches the basin, press down gently on the grating and then
line it up with the centre of the hole before tightening the whole thing up.
Don't use any wrenches on the fitting at all, as these waste outlets are
best just taken to hand tightness and no more. Then leave the whole lot for
a couple of hours, until the surface of the sealant has skinned over, before
running water through it.
Thanks for the tips - I'll give it a shot tonight.
Rob Graham
nope. and its not on the diagram so I haven't just lost it ! If you think
about it, you dont need one as the chamber around waste beneath the grill
is designed to fill with water when the sink overflow has to kick in.
I don't accept that!
If the flange of the waste fitting doesn't seal to the basin, what stops the
water running out - by seeping round the flange into the chamber you
mention - when the plug is in?
Roger
I dont know - but there isnt one !
Had the same problem myself.
Did the smear of silicone under the waste itself and then reassembled
all the bits with ptfe tape on every thread whether it looked to need
it or not and not leaked since. :-)
Mark S.
Rob
I just did the same, and had the same problem.
The rubber washer was profiled and not symmetrical, but no hint
which way round it went. I took it apart and turned it the other
way up, and that fixed it.
In article <3FAA6E9A...@home.com>,
Neil Catley <m...@home.com> writes:
> robgraham wrote:
>
>> Isn't there a rubber washer that goes between the waste and the sink,
>> i.e.above the sink?
>>
>> Rob Graham
>
> nope. and its not on the diagram so I haven't just lost it ! If you think
> about it, you dont need one as the chamber around waste beneath the grill
> is designed to fill with water when the sink overflow has to kick in.
Mine came with a foam washer for this purpose, which squashes
to just about nothing when you fit it. Without that, the sink
would slowly empty when the plug was in.
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Andrew Gabriel
Always the simple things eh ?! I'll try this first before getting the silicon
gun out. Thanks for the tip.