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[email protected] September 30th 05 09:37 PM

Sealing Sink Problems
 
Hello All

I'm having a mare trying to seal my sink, its one of those round bowls
on a chrome wall bracket and has an exposed trap and waste pipe all in
chrome.

I have the following:

large rubbery washer which is transparent.
CP collar (which the bowl stands on)
Black rubber washer
White silicone washer
chrome nut
Pop up waste

I have done the following as per instructions

position the collar on the chrome wall bracket with the black rubbber
washer on top.
Position bowl ontop of collar
push white silicone washer up waste body
insert waste into sink
push transparent washer onto waste body underneath sink and tighten up
with chrome nut.

For the life of me I cannot get a seal. The leak is coming from inside
the waste and drips down the outside of the trap, I have just about
tried everything.

Any ideas, i've tried about 6 times now!!!!!!

TIA

Cheers

Richard


Ian Stirling September 30th 05 09:51 PM

wrote:
Hello All

I'm having a mare trying to seal my sink, its one of those round bowls
on a chrome wall bracket and has an exposed trap and waste pipe all in
chrome.

I have the following:

large rubbery washer which is transparent.
CP collar (which the bowl stands on)
Black rubber washer
White silicone washer
chrome nut
Pop up waste

I have done the following as per instructions

position the collar on the chrome wall bracket with the black rubbber
washer on top.
Position bowl ontop of collar
push white silicone washer up waste body
insert waste into sink
push transparent washer onto waste body underneath sink and tighten up
with chrome nut.

For the life of me I cannot get a seal. The leak is coming from inside
the waste and drips down the outside of the trap, I have just about
tried everything.


Inspect everything closely for mould flash, or other manufacturing defects,
that may be preventing it sealing.
Consider that transparent and white silicone are readily available.

[email protected] September 30th 05 10:14 PM

Seventh time lucky, put loads of silicone on the transparent washer and
left it for 40 minutes.

Now next question. The chrome tube which screws into the waste and then
fits into the top of the trap seems lose. I can tighten it up but the
trap still slides up and down on this pipe, am I missing a part here? I
thought by tightening it this would secure it but it looks to me as it
will gradually fall off.

Thanks for your reply!

Cheers

Richard


[email protected] September 30th 05 11:02 PM

Found it, looks like a tapered washer was missing put that in and now
it tightens.

Cheers

Richard


Lobster October 1st 05 08:38 AM

wrote:
I'm having a mare trying to seal my sink,


Well that's your first problem, they are notoriously crap at plumbing.
Try doing it yourself instead.

Any ideas, i've tried about 6 times now!!!!!!


As recommended in another thread earlier this week - try using plumbers
mait instead of silicone?

David


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