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 and PVC - Love Plumbing Remodel The putty will easily peel out of the threads; use a wire bristled brush and clean it Plumber's putty has a petroleum base to it so if you left it in there for years, it would of definitely turned yellow over time Why are you having to gain access to your cleanouts so often? Problem drain?
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
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~
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
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
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
Compression Fitting Valve - With or Without Putty I installed 4 shut-off valves under two sinks yesterday using compression fitting valves Both sides (they are two by two under each sink) seem to have leaked one or two drops of water over night I followed the instructions carefully, cut the 1 2" copper pipe using a pipe cutter, sanded the
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?
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