- 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
- 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~
- 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
- 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
- Cant get Bathtub drain to seal - Love Plumbing Remodel
Putty will not seal Try to get another person to help you hold the drain down, while attaching the plate on the bottom You have to put a lot of putty between it and the tub on the top surface, then wait at least 24 hours to let it set before testing I have the same problem with a porcelean sink, but it will hold for more then a minute, so I am not as worried as it would if it was the tub
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