I'm installing a new lift and turn bathtub drain. Pipe dope, also called pipe thread paste, is what to use. Back to the question>>> plumbers putty is never used on threads of any kind.
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Plumber's putty for basket strainers, and here's why: I have a patio fountain that came with a large rubber stopper(2.5 dia x 1.25 thick) and a short roll of green colored putty on a roll. You have to put a lot of putty between it and the tub on the.
I had the same problem.
Putty will not seal try to get another person to help you hold the drain down, while attaching the plate on the bottom. 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. (see pic) i now realize i should've. I bought a container of plumber's putty,.
I am thinking about of using plumbers putty to seal the tub drain but a small amount of putty. The stopper is tapered, a hole in the center. Hello, i am planning to replace a tub overflow shoe (abs) and to install a new one. If the sink users accidentally break the seal between the strainer and the sink, it will leak whenever there is water being.
To fix leaking fountain plug i see your question is a year old, so you probably solved the problem by now.
The new drain is packaged with a rubber gasket, and the instructions seem to show that the gasket goes underneath the drain lip. 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.
