Hi everyone,
I'm ready to install my shower drain kit and I have to either bush down from 2" to 1 1/2" inside the drain or use a 1 1/2" gasket rather than the 2" that comes with the kit. Our code specifies that you can use a 1 1/2" drain if there's only one shower head and I can't replace the 1 1/2 with 2 because of where the vent stack is so I have to transition.
I'm finding the 1 1/2" rubber gasket to be very difficult to compress and I don't know if I'll get a good seal on the drain with it. In any case, where should the pipe (or reducer bush) come up to on the gasket in the drain? Should it be flush with the top of it like this:
or should it be a little ways down (3/8") like this:
I will be using silicone under the rim of the drain but I've also read here that you should put some inside the drain for extra insurance. Does that mean I should seal all gaps with silicone (between gasket and pipe and between compression ring and body)?
Thanks again in advance,
Kim
I'm ready to install my shower drain kit and I have to either bush down from 2" to 1 1/2" inside the drain or use a 1 1/2" gasket rather than the 2" that comes with the kit. Our code specifies that you can use a 1 1/2" drain if there's only one shower head and I can't replace the 1 1/2 with 2 because of where the vent stack is so I have to transition.
I'm finding the 1 1/2" rubber gasket to be very difficult to compress and I don't know if I'll get a good seal on the drain with it. In any case, where should the pipe (or reducer bush) come up to on the gasket in the drain? Should it be flush with the top of it like this:
or should it be a little ways down (3/8") like this:
I will be using silicone under the rim of the drain but I've also read here that you should put some inside the drain for extra insurance. Does that mean I should seal all gaps with silicone (between gasket and pipe and between compression ring and body)?
Thanks again in advance,
Kim