Samurai-Viking
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I've got a bathtub drain leak problem. I've replaced the old old rubber gasket between the outlet pipe & the drain. I used pipe dope on the threads & lots of putty under the drain lip & then tightened. I get a drip every 2 seconds or so on the bathroom ceiling below the tub. It doesn't leak when I just run the water but if there'e any weight in the tub (even a few inches of water) the leak starts. I used a rubber stopper to completely cover the drain & filled the tub & it didn't leak. So that appears to leave me with the drain asembly or a pipe joint under the tub. I don't have access to the tub unless I cut a hole in the ceiling & then it's 1 floor up (it's a tri-level house). Cutting is my last resort so I have one question: Is it possible to over-torque the drain & cause the rubber gasket to distort? This used to happen on accasion when I worked on cars. Is there anything in the overflow assembly that would cause wearing in the pipes? We had a new brass drain, 2" ABS pipe & a no hub coupling replaced 4 years ago by a plumber. Could this have failed so quickly?
Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you.