I've just bought a bath with Italian fittings.( Pause for laughter)
I've put a pic at www.dthorpe.net/viewing/

No matter how tight (within reason) I tighten these fittings together,
they leak. Would rubber washers or thicker washers or what make these
fittings water tight?

Is there a sealant that would do the job, on its own or in conjunction
with washers or something else?

The problem seems to be that the waste/ overflow fitting is chrome but
it's proprietary to the bath so I don't have any choice about using
it.

david thorpe wrote:
I've just bought a bath with Italian fittings.( Pause for laughter)
I've put a pic at www.dthorpe.net/viewing/

No matter how tight (within reason) I tighten these fittings together,
they leak. Would rubber washers or thicker washers or what make these
fittings water tight?

Is there a sealant that would do the job, on its own or in conjunction
with washers or something else?

The problem seems to be that the waste/ overflow fitting is chrome but
it's proprietary to the bath so I don't have any choice about using
it.

Is it the joint with the fibre washer thats leaking?
If so, a smear of Jointing compound, (Boss White) on the faces of the
fibre washer should do it. These fittings are not very tolerant of
mis-alignment. Are you sure it is correctly aligned?

"david thorpe" wrote in message
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I've just bought a bath with Italian fittings.( Pause for laughter)
I've put a pic at www.dthorpe.net/viewing/

No matter how tight (within reason) I tighten these fittings together,
they leak. Would rubber washers or thicker washers or what make these
fittings water tight?

Is there a sealant that would do the job, on its own or in conjunction
with washers or something else?

The problem seems to be that the waste/ overflow fitting is chrome but
it's proprietary to the bath so I don't have any choice about using
it.



I'm sure the real plumbers here will jeer at me for this but I have found
Plumbajoint (silicone sealant made by Dow Corning) absolutely invaluable for
sealing compression and similar joints which sinply won't stop weeping
otherwise. Haven't used Fernox LS-X but it looks similar.

Yes, the joint with the fibre washer. It's lined up as well as I can
but no, a little off perfect and with no prospect of a perfect
alignment.

Is it the joint with the fibre washer thats leaking?
If so, a smear of Jointing compound, (Boss White) on the faces of the
fibre washer should do it. These fittings are not very tolerant of
mis-alignment. Are you sure it is correctly aligned?

david thorpe wrote:
Yes, the joint with the fibre washer. It's lined up as well as I can
but no, a little off perfect and with no prospect of a perfect
alignment.

Is it the joint with the fibre washer thats leaking?
If so, a smear of Jointing compound, (Boss White) on the faces of the
fibre washer should do it. These fittings are not very tolerant of
mis-alignment. Are you sure it is correctly aligned?


Whack in a load of silicone, tighten finger tight, wipe excess with
white spirit, tighten up till its dry after 24 hours.

Use PTFE tape on almost every joint too.

These chrome wastes are a ****ing nightmare. As are most shed supplied
'attractive' plumbing fittings..

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:45:08 +0200, david thorpe wrote:

I've just bought a bath with Italian fittings.( Pause for laughter)
I've put a pic at www.dthorpe.net/viewing/

No matter how tight (within reason) I tighten these fittings together,
they leak. Would rubber washers or thicker washers or what make these
fittings water tight?

The flange that mates with the waste fitting on the bath is screwed into
the P-bend part of your waste fitting (otherwise how could they get the
big chromed nut onto the fitting?). Unfortunately as you tighten up the
nut it tends to unscrew the flanged piece which then leaks no matter what
sort of washers etc you use. All you need to do is tighten the flange into
the rest of the fitting (IIRC there's a fibre washer that makes that
seal) and it'll be hunky-dory.

Been there, done that :-(

Is there a sealant that would do the job, on its own or in conjunction
with washers or something else?

I use Fernox LS-X on these types of joint. If you have none, then sanitary
silicone will also do. Continue with the washer, though. Coat it both sides
with LS-X and reassemble the joint.

Christian.

rrh wrote:

I'm sure the real plumbers here will jeer at me for this but I have found
Plumbajoint (silicone sealant made by Dow Corning) absolutely invaluable for
sealing compression and similar joints which sinply won't stop weeping
otherwise. Haven't used Fernox LS-X but it looks similar.

I won't laugh as Fernox LS-X is invaluable for all sorts of repairs.
It has got me out of a few PITA situations, and has given me great peace
of mind on the occasional "will it or won't it" compression joint.

But then I'm not a "real" plumber, though I have seen traces of it
around "professionally" fitted radiator valves more as a precaution than
a necessity I would guess.


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