Broken lav drain

[Terry]

You don't often see the lav drain broken where the threads are. Someone must of really torqued on this one.

I normally put a little pipe sealant on those threads where the rubber washer goes to prevent water from winding it's way down the threads. The manufacturer sent a new drain out and it's working great now.

 

[Plumber69]

I use a little silicone on all the joints. And a bit of teplon on the running threads. I put these on first the work on other things.

 

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[FullySprinklered]

The metal is thin to start with, then they cut threads in it. Had a few problems with cheap shower arms, but never on a lav drain.
By the way, Depot has been sold a bill of goods with the lavatory drains they're selling with the rubber arms and push-on connectors. It's a squiggly-wiggly piece of crap that's going to be a disappointment to everyone involved. Score one for the cubicle dwellers down at corporate HD.

 

[Dj2]

More and more are switching to non-metallic drain parts, ABS or PVC.

 

[Plumber69]

Everything is so thin and cheap now. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't mind paying a few more bucks for quality.

 

[FullySprinklered]

Everything is so thin and cheap now. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't mind paying a few more bucks for quality.

damn right