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i've done all i can on this sink/faucet. i've installed the vanity and set
the top. ( I know, before I put in the faucet, but I'm a newbie so I'm allowed some learning mistakes...) I had a leak out of the pop up assembly, a leak at the gasket. I also had to use flexible PVC to move over to the P trap. Wter would back up to the locknut. then had a leak at the PVC pipe at the wall (which is new). You can do it we can help?! getting a plumber. I feel so stupid. |
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drain fittings are absolute junk!
easy solution take it all apart and dry completely make certain everything will fit together nice dry replace and damaged washers or parts buy a tube of silicone bathtub caulk, apply to all fittings as you assemble them! Let sit a few hours your leaks will be GONE! I always do this from the beginning my leaking days are over Stoile idea from plumber who once came to fix my leaks |
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wrote in message ups.com... drain fittings are absolute junk! easy solution take it all apart and dry completely make certain everything will fit together nice dry replace and damaged washers or parts buy a tube of silicone bathtub caulk, apply to all fittings as you assemble them! Let sit a few hours your leaks will be GONE! I always do this from the beginning my leaking days are over Stoile idea from plumber who once came to fix my leaks And don't forget that teflon tape. |
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That same plumber said he always uses teflon tape AND pipe dope
together, this way it never leaks! |
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wrote in message oups.com... That same plumber said he always uses teflon tape AND pipe dope together, this way it never leaks! The trick is to properly align the pipes. I've never used teflon tape nor silicone on plastic or metal drain pipes. The gaskets (nylon or rubber) do work. The problem arises when the pipes don't approach the joint inline resulting in a gap at the joint. I wouldn't want to hire a plumber who needed silicon goo and teflon tape on the waste pipe of a sink. Must be fun for the next person taking it apart. Bob |
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teflon tape and pipe dope are not to seal threads....they are merely
lubricants which facilitate tightening and later loosening the joint. You need pipe dope or teflon tape...but not for their sealing properties. Washers, those little plastic compression rings....they are your seals. If they dont seal then something is wrong. Even on pipe threads....the pipe dope or tape doesnt seal...it lubricates the tapered threads so they will tighten up and ground into one another making the seal. Use new washers and compression rings..... If you need to call a plumber dont be ashamed or feel emasculated by it...he does this for a living. |
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"SeaKan" wrote in message ... i've done all i can on this sink/faucet. i've installed the vanity and set the top. ( I know, before I put in the faucet, but I'm a newbie so I'm allowed some learning mistakes...) I had a leak out of the pop up assembly, a leak at the gasket. I also had to use flexible PVC to move over to the P trap. Wter would back up to the locknut. then had a leak at the PVC pipe at the wall (which is new). You can do it we can help?! getting a plumber. I feel so stupid. If you put as little effort into the faucet installation as you do into your typing, I'm not surprised you've got a leak. |
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the teflon tape pipe dope isnt for drains but just for threaded
fittings, like gas and water pressured lines. everyone can do as they want but silicone goo serves me very well. a good friend uses it too, he works on high pressure 2 and 3 thousand psi lines for work but cant get those junk drain fittings to not leak..so he silicones them. I fix office machines for a living, for over 30 years. sometimes you just do what works, if its faster better or more reliable. |
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On 19 Mar 2006 19:44:30 -0800, "
wrote: sometimes you just do what works, if its faster better or more reliable. You're not referring to Duct Tape are you? Oren "My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes." |
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Thanks asshole!
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "SeaKan" wrote in message ... i've done all i can on this sink/faucet. i've installed the vanity and set the top. ( I know, before I put in the faucet, but I'm a newbie so I'm allowed some learning mistakes...) I had a leak out of the pop up assembly, a leak at the gasket. I also had to use flexible PVC to move over to the P trap. Wter would back up to the locknut. then had a leak at the PVC pipe at the wall (which is new). You can do it we can help?! getting a plumber. I feel so stupid. If you put as little effort into the faucet installation as you do into your typing, I'm not surprised you've got a leak. |
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