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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
- 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
- Silicon or plumbers putty - Love Plumbing Remodel
I'm installing an acrylic tub (Duravit) For the drain and overflow, I'm torn between using traditional plumbers putty vs silicon I've been reading the pros and cons on reddit but there is no clear answer I'm using a plumbers pack for the overflow and drain shoe (basically all pvc fittings
- 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
- is plumbers putty under plastic okay? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I, as I've always done (right or wrong but hopefully right), put plumber's putty under the faucet fixtures and tightened them down so there is technically plenty of "putty-to-plastic" happening at that connection
- Plumbers putty on fiberglass tub? - Love Plumbing Remodel
I found an old post on here that said not to use plumbers putty on a plastic tub as the oils would eat the finish and leave cracks Use silicone instead I installed a tub drain using plumbers putty to seal the strainer about a month ago The tub is fiberglass w (I think) acrylic gel coat
- 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
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