In article . 131, GoHabsGo wrote:

Instructions that came with the pipe said to use teflon tape on the top of
the pipe which threads onto the shiny flange peice on the inside of the
bowl. I have done this twice. Second time, I used the thicker teflon tape
and it still drips. I am afraid of overtightening the nut to stop the
drip. Is it possible that the drip is coming from the lower part of the
pipe, where the big rubber gasket is? Should I teflon tape there too?

A real plumber would just take an exceedingly large wrench and
tighten until the leak stopped or something snapped ;-)

Seriously, you're probably undertightening the thing, but only
you can know/feel how far you're pushing it. I certainly don't
want to goad you into breaking anything. Just get everything
seated as well as you can with liberal amounts of teflon tape
and then tighten as far as you feel comfortable.


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