On 19 Sep, 18:49, "Pete Zahut" dont@bother wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Robert Laws wrote:
On Sep 19, 3:42 pm, "Pete Zahut" dont@bother wrote:
Cleaning the bath this afternoon and the overflow (grille? thingy? -
don't know what you call it but it's the bit that the plug chain
fastens to, as can be seen in this Screwfix picture
herehttp://preview.tinyurl.com/mb99m6) came loose and would not
screw back. Further investigation shows that it never will screw
back on because it's the bit with the metal thread insert (captive
nut, I suppose) that's broken away from the plastic back bit so I
suppose it means putting a new waste in.

Could you glue it back on with Araldite? *it helps if you roughen the
two bits with some fine sandpaper first.

That would be my first line of attack. *This stuff is awesome
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/36933/...Sealants/Gener...

Sorry, I'm having a blonde, brain-freeze moment here. Did you mean try to
Araldite the captive nut in place chaps, or did you mean glue the pipe
assembly to the back face of the bath?

I could try to Araldite the captive nut back in place but it's a bit
awkward. I'm having to use surgical clamps to stop it falling away as it is
but a bit of "keyhole surgery" may do the trick *) *Captive nut position
arrowed hehttp://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/overflow.jpg

That sealant looks good Dave but there's no way I could get glue on the back
and hold it in place, square against the back face of the bath, long enough
for the glue to set.

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It's not the best time to sell the house either.