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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
- 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
- Why plumbers putty on base of toilet?? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I know this may be a strange question but here it goes Why do you put plumbers putter around the base of the toilet when you install it? I think if there was a leak around the wax ring and the plumbers putty was used it would seal in the water and cause the floor to rot around it Without the
- Plumbers Putty around rim of kitchen sink?? Formica countertop
The putty will already keep the water out of the underside of the sink , if placed in properly He will have a good argument as to why it shouldn't be changed Some sinks that you buy will come with strips of putty (6 pieces , 12" long) to place as a sealant between the sink and the countertop Plumbers putty is no different
- 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
- Bathroom p-trap nut with plumbers putty? - Love Plumbing Remodel
Thinking about putting in a new faucet and stopper for the bathroom sink, I discovered what looks to be plumbers putty around the compression nut on the p-trap
- 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
- Acrylic Tubs - Silicone vs Plumbers Putty - Love Plumbing Remodel
I have seen some so called stainfree plumbers puttys Do you plumbing pros use silicone or stainfree plumbers putty? I feel like if the tub manufacturer says to use silicone then you will have no warranty on the tub if you use plumbers putty, but I would much rather not glue the drain onto the tub with silicone
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