jdeare
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First off, I am a complete newbie to any kind of plumbing. I like to do stuff myself when I can though...
I recently installed a new sink (Glacier Bay from HD) and faucet (Moen Adler) in my bathroom. The sink was a surprise, but the old one was in way worse condition than I thought when I set out to replace the faucet.
Anyway, the faucet came with a drain assembly that is giving me fits. I keep getting drips from where the coned washer interfaces with the bottom of the sink. The drain assembly has the flange (the visible piece in the sink--I think that's the right term) as one piece (instead of screw on), which is different than all the install tip sites I looked at. And it also makes it very hard to line up the tailpiece so the rod can go in the hole correctly. And on top of that the tailpiece is frustratingly short which means I had to use a slip joint extension to get the extra inch to mate with the trap correctly.
Anyway, I'm not positive on the drain assembly. I think it's going to leak again, even if it's not leaking now.
So I'm thinking that I should buy a replacement, but I'm unsure what to look for in one that will be better than what I have now. Is there a brand I should look for, or anything like that?
Thanks in advance!
https://www.moen.com/shared/docs/instruction-sheets/ins10059b.pdf
I recently installed a new sink (Glacier Bay from HD) and faucet (Moen Adler) in my bathroom. The sink was a surprise, but the old one was in way worse condition than I thought when I set out to replace the faucet.
Anyway, the faucet came with a drain assembly that is giving me fits. I keep getting drips from where the coned washer interfaces with the bottom of the sink. The drain assembly has the flange (the visible piece in the sink--I think that's the right term) as one piece (instead of screw on), which is different than all the install tip sites I looked at. And it also makes it very hard to line up the tailpiece so the rod can go in the hole correctly. And on top of that the tailpiece is frustratingly short which means I had to use a slip joint extension to get the extra inch to mate with the trap correctly.
Anyway, I'm not positive on the drain assembly. I think it's going to leak again, even if it's not leaking now.
So I'm thinking that I should buy a replacement, but I'm unsure what to look for in one that will be better than what I have now. Is there a brand I should look for, or anything like that?
Thanks in advance!
https://www.moen.com/shared/docs/instruction-sheets/ins10059b.pdf
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