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Default shower stall strainer leaking

On Jul 23, 1:36*am, Joe wrote:
On Jul 22, 1:24*pm, John Smith wrote:

My shower stall was leaking. I purchased a new strainer, cut a
hole in the ceiling, removed the old strainer and installed the
new one. Well, it still leaks.


After some detective works, I found that it is leaking between the
strainer and the gasket. The cross section of the system looks
like the following:


strainer - rubber sleeve gasket - 2" drain pipe


At first, I was able to see faint light coming through from
between the strainer and the gasket. No wonder it leaked. After
twisting the gasket, I stopped seeing the light but it sill leaks.


What is the trick of adjusting the gasket so it won't leak? Thanks.


Gasket new?

Joe


A nice bead of silicone rtv .