I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or is there
something else to consider?

Charlie

In article , "Charlie Bress" wrote:
I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or is there
something else to consider?

Some folks are using silicone although I wouldn't recommend it.
I recently installed a new Kohler SS sink and the installation
instructions said to use plumbers putty which I did without
any problems.

There are quite a few newer materials that will give a better
seal than putty (like silicone) but most or all would be a pain
to remove and clean up if you ever need to reseat the drain/
disposal in the process of completing some other maintenance
or repair.

I'd stick with the lo-tech, tried, and tested method ;-)

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On Feb 13, 12:11 pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
In article , "Charlie Bress" wrote:
I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or is there
something else to consider?

Some folks are using silicone although I wouldn't recommend it.
I recently installed a new Kohler SS sink and the installation
instructions said to use plumbers putty which I did without
any problems.

There are quite a few newer materials that will give a better
seal than putty (like silicone) but most or all would be a pain
to remove and clean up if you ever need to reseat the drain/
disposal in the process of completing some other maintenance
or repair.

I'd stick with the lo-tech, tried, and tested method ;-)

--
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". |
| Gary Player. |
|http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Plumber's putty is still it. Has just the right properties for the
job.

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| On Feb 13, 12:11 pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
| In article , "Charlie
Bress" wrote:
| I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
| I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
| Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or
is there
| something else to consider?
|
| Some folks are using silicone although I wouldn't recommend it.
| I recently installed a new Kohler SS sink and the installation
| instructions said to use plumbers putty which I did without
| any problems.
|
| There are quite a few newer materials that will give a better
| seal than putty (like silicone) but most or all would be a pain
| to remove and clean up if you ever need to reseat the drain/
| disposal in the process of completing some other maintenance
| or repair.
|
| I'd stick with the lo-tech, tried, and tested method ;-)
|
| --
| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". |
| | Gary Player. |
| |http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
| Plumber's putty is still it. Has just the right properties for the
| job.
|

unless it is an undermount sink
then I would opt for kitchen & bath silicone.

In article , "Cabinets Galore" wrote:

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| On Feb 13, 12:11 pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
| In article , "Charlie
Bress" wrote:
| I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
| I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
| Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or
is there
| something else to consider?
|
| Some folks are using silicone although I wouldn't recommend it.
| I recently installed a new Kohler SS sink and the installation
| instructions said to use plumbers putty which I did without
| any problems.
|
| There are quite a few newer materials that will give a better
| seal than putty (like silicone) but most or all would be a pain
| to remove and clean up if you ever need to reseat the drain/
| disposal in the process of completing some other maintenance
| or repair.
|
| I'd stick with the lo-tech, tried, and tested method ;-)
|
| Plumber's putty is still it. Has just the right properties for the
| job.
|

unless it is an undermount sink
then I would opt for kitchen & bath silicone.

The OP was asking about sealing the drain basket to the sink.
Not the sink to the countertop.

--
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". |
| Gary Player. |
| http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:03:50 -0500, "Charlie Bress"
wrote:

I am getting ready to install a new stainless sink.
I haven't done this chore in decades (two houses ago).
Is plumbers putty still the choice for sealing the drain basket or is there
something else to consider?

Charlie

Hi Charlie

I've installed a few without any putty or silicone. The new ones are
designed to move away from sealers. Same with bathroom drains.

Regards
Dale