Plumbers Putty Function under Faucet

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Molo

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Is the only function of the putty to keep water from getting under the faucet from outside of it?
 

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The directions often say to wrap plumber's putty around the underside of the faucet, and one plumber I worked with packs the entire area of the underside of the faucet with putty.

Since faucets generally come with a plastic seal to block water from leaking below, I don't see the need to use putty. I use the clear silicone that Rugged mentioned, but only if the plastic seal isn't working.
 

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Putty is much easier to remove than silicone so I will only use putty unless is is a surface that putty can't be used on.
 
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