Bathtub drain connection

[Wescarnes]

what seals the connection between brass tailpipe and PVC rough-in? There’s a sixteenth inch gap

 

[Wescarnes]

No picture

I think it posted now.
It’s an 1 1/2” brass tailpiece
And the inner diameter of the pvc is 1/16” larger.

 

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[wwhitney]

A trap adapter is glued onto the stub at the floor, and it has a compression nut that tightens around the brass tailpiece. Should be this type, I think:

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Spears-...-Female-Trap-Adapter-w-Plastic-Nut-Hub-x-Slip

You may want to get a box escutcheon to cover the trap adapter. Not sure where to get it in black/bronze.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Reach4]

Will this drain stuff stay accessible? If so, you can use slip joint connections to a new trap adapter at the floor and a box escutcheon, as Wayne said. If the area becomes inaccessible after the tub is in, you are supposed to use glued connections.

 

[Wescarnes]

Well I’m the dummy that finished the floor around all this stuff before sorting out all the fittings, so I guess I could dig back in and do it, ahem, right. Retile etc. Got lots of leftovers. It’s a claw foot tub. The pvc is a trap. Goes down 9” before turning.

 

[Reach4]

Well I’m the dummy that finished the floor around all this stuff before sorting out all the fittings, so I guess I could dig back in and do it, ahem, right. Retile etc. Got lots of leftovers. It’s a claw foot tub. The pvc is a trap. Goes down 9” before turning.

Good to see that, so slip joint is approprieate. Nice job on the tile.

The trap adapter will probably give you that height boost that you need. You can get a box escutcheon in black.