mandjknight
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I'm installing a new bathtub in my basement and having a very difficult time getting the tub drain to seal. It is just a standard 5' x 30" white bathtub (Aqua Glass brand). It is a newer home (2 years old).
I had to slightly move the drain in the slab to accommodate the new tub and framed walls, but I'm fairly confident the drain is fine.
I have the tub set in it's position and I am trying to thread in the chrome drain into the female ABS drain underneath the tub. I bought a standard tub drain kit from Home Depot. The kit came with a rubber gasket that to my knowledge goes between the ABS and the tub. I am then using Plumbers Putty on the drain and trying to thread it into the ABS.
The problem is that every time I do this, I test the drain by filling the tub with some water (from a bucket) and it is leaking between the seal and the tub (where the plumbers putty should be sealing it off). I've tried it multiple times, each time trying slight variations of more or less Plumbers Putty and varying degrees of tightness. No matter what I do, I can't get it to seal.
When I disassemble it, the plumbers putty always seems to be wedged on the underside of the tub between the rubber gasket and the underside of the tub. Much of this seems to come from the threading motion of the chrome drain into the ABS. I'm at a loss and quite frustrated because I'm trying to also finish off the adjacent bedroom but can't continue hanging drywall until I'm comfortable that this drain issue is resolved. Here are some pictures of the drain that will hopefully help you understand what I'm referring to:
The drain showing the rope of plumbers putty that I'm putting on it:
The tub drain package I purchased at Home Depot showing the assembly of parts. The rubber gasket in the picture is what I am putting on the underside of the tub. The ABS drain seems to be in the appropriate position and there is very little, if any gap, between the underside of the tub and the ABS. I have to wedge the rubber gasket in between the two.
Here is a picture of the tub and the ABS female drain that I am threading the chrome drain in to. From my perspective, it seems like the drain is properly positioned (not askew to one side or the other).
The chrome drain and the rubber gasket. I am putting the rubber gasket on the under side of the tub between the tub and the ABS. I am then using plumbers putty between the top surface of the tub and the chrome drain.
I had to slightly move the drain in the slab to accommodate the new tub and framed walls, but I'm fairly confident the drain is fine.
I have the tub set in it's position and I am trying to thread in the chrome drain into the female ABS drain underneath the tub. I bought a standard tub drain kit from Home Depot. The kit came with a rubber gasket that to my knowledge goes between the ABS and the tub. I am then using Plumbers Putty on the drain and trying to thread it into the ABS.
The problem is that every time I do this, I test the drain by filling the tub with some water (from a bucket) and it is leaking between the seal and the tub (where the plumbers putty should be sealing it off). I've tried it multiple times, each time trying slight variations of more or less Plumbers Putty and varying degrees of tightness. No matter what I do, I can't get it to seal.
When I disassemble it, the plumbers putty always seems to be wedged on the underside of the tub between the rubber gasket and the underside of the tub. Much of this seems to come from the threading motion of the chrome drain into the ABS. I'm at a loss and quite frustrated because I'm trying to also finish off the adjacent bedroom but can't continue hanging drywall until I'm comfortable that this drain issue is resolved. Here are some pictures of the drain that will hopefully help you understand what I'm referring to:
The drain showing the rope of plumbers putty that I'm putting on it:
The tub drain package I purchased at Home Depot showing the assembly of parts. The rubber gasket in the picture is what I am putting on the underside of the tub. The ABS drain seems to be in the appropriate position and there is very little, if any gap, between the underside of the tub and the ABS. I have to wedge the rubber gasket in between the two.
Here is a picture of the tub and the ABS female drain that I am threading the chrome drain in to. From my perspective, it seems like the drain is properly positioned (not askew to one side or the other).
The chrome drain and the rubber gasket. I am putting the rubber gasket on the under side of the tub between the tub and the ABS. I am then using plumbers putty between the top surface of the tub and the chrome drain.
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