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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
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~
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
Bathtub drain leak: how do I know if it is something OTHER than bad putty? Typically, the putty seal around the flange keeps the tub from draining when the stopper is closed It the putty fails, water leaks from the tub INTO the drain, but NOT onto the ceiling Your symptom indicate a faulty rubber gasket under the tub, or a leak in a joint in the piping
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
Plumbers Putty swells out - Love Plumbing Remodel I used plumber's putty under the flange of my metal basket strainer in my stainless kitchen sink As weeks go by, the stuff seems to absorb water and swells out If I remove the oozed-out stuff it keeps coming out (over time) Should I re-install the basket assembly with silicone sealant?
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
Mounting a Toilet: Grout, plaster, or putty? - Love Plumbing Remodel I was considering using grout or plaster on the toilet base with plumber's putty as a distant third choice I think grout would look best and be most durable but may be hard to remove from the tile later when I change toilets