"wintermute" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Sorry for such a dopey question, but I'd like the technical term for it.
It's the bit that forms the plughole on the inner side of the bath, and a
short pipe on the underside, that connects to a wee u-bend type off to the
waste pipe. Mine's a bit loose and I'm not sure if it's easy to replacce
(doesn't look so) or if I can simply bung some sealer around it.

Cheers! John



Hi John,

I think the bit you're referring to is called a waste grate. That's the
chrome or brass finished bit the sits in the hole of the bath.

If it's really loose, and depending on which style it is, you may have to
put a thicker rubber washer around the under side of it, against the bottom
of the bath, and a squirt of gutter seal between the grate and the surface
of the bath.

There are two style used for the clamping fit. One style uses a bolt
screwed through the centre of the grate and into a threaded sleeve in the
body of the spigot. These are notorious for coming loose due to the
threaded sleeve pulling out and the only real way to repair them, is to put
a longer bolt with a nut and washer inside the spigot and re-tighten. Make
sure you get a brass bolt and nut, even if they are chromed, make sure they
are actually brass.

The other style is an actual one piece grate and threaded tail, which uses a
bit nut to clamp the whole to the bath. If these become loose, then it is
usually a case of squirting some sealant between all the surfaces and
tighten up the big nut.