acrylic bath - sealing the waste trap?
wonder
Please forgive me if I am using the wrong terminology, but I have a new
acrylic bath and I am trying to seal the waste hole (the silver thing that
you see from top of the bath which is screwed with a plastic nut from the
bottom).
When I use sealant, and tighten the nut, it does not give me the confidence
that it is water tight because of the uneveness of the surface on the
bottom. when I previously had a steel bath it wa a simple job and the seal
held well.
I have used sealant, but water still leaks out from the bottom - am I not
using enough sealant or is there a better product. to use?
Jan & Kate De Vos at home
"wonder" <a...@b.com> wrote in message
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I had the same initial problem with mine. My solution was to use a goodly
'blodge' of the sealant, and tighten as much as possible (with care -
stripped out one of the trap plastic female threads with the screw and had
to buy a new one!). Basically, keep trying, and don't assume you've
succeeded until you have filled the bath to the brim, and had a 'dry'
drainage of the whole thing. (It took a week before I was confident enough
to replace the bath fascia)
Just as a thought, I used the Wickes 'plumber's seal' the first time round -
no good. Then re-read the pack, and saw the line about 'not to be used for
waste seating' (or some such). Next time I used their 'potable water
sealant'. It's much stickier (quite difficult to get off your hands), but
appears to this novice to give a much more effective seal. Check you've got
appropriate sealant.....
HTH,
JDV
wanderer
>
> I have used sealant, but water still leaks out from the bottom - am I
> not using enough sealant or is there a better product. to use?
Try using plumber's mate, available from any good builders' merchant. It
looks a bit like putty, and you should place a bead of the stuff all the way
round the underside of the waste flange, then when you tighten up the nut
underneath the bath the stuff is squeezed out to form a good seal.
The bead should look something like a long sausage, 1/4" diameter, much the
way a kid would roll out some plasticine or similar.
Regards
--
The Wanderer
A consultant will borrow your watch
Then charge if you ask him the time.
tony sayer
<a...@b.com> writes
Try silicone sealant but let it set for a while first. It will take up
quite a lot of surface irregularities...
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Tony Sayer
Lee Blaver
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> Try silicone sealant but let it set for a while first. It will take up
> quite a lot of surface irregularities...
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> Tony Sayer
The "real" stuff though!
Lee
tony sayer
<lee.b...@btopenworld.com> writes
None other....
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Tony Sayer
M. Damerell
I have had good results from Fernox leak-sealer: not on shower wastes
but on both water & gas pipes. Comes in a toothpaste-like tube. Dont
get it on your hands. I have no connection with the Co.