DirtyJerz
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About two years ago, I redid the strainers on my kitchen sinks. Removed the old strainers, completely cleaned everything out, put down a liberal amount of fresh plumber's putty, connected everything together, seemed to work great.
Over time, a little bit of putty would ooze out the top. I would wipe it off and make sure the nut from the bottom of the sink was still tightened all the way. About six months ago, I was under the sink for something else and noticed that there was a small leak coming from that location. Loosened the nut under the sink, shoved a bunch of new plumber's putty under the strainer, tightened it back down, seemed to be okay.
Well lo and behold, I was under there this week and it's leaking again.
The sink has definitely deformed a bit so it's not perfectly flat or flush perhaps, but I thought the whole point of the putty was to accommodate that. Do I just do this with silicone (which won't run or expand/contract as much under hot water) and call it a day? Don't really feel like resealing this every 6 months. No issues in our bathrooms where I used the same technique, but we don't pour boiling water down there either.
Over time, a little bit of putty would ooze out the top. I would wipe it off and make sure the nut from the bottom of the sink was still tightened all the way. About six months ago, I was under the sink for something else and noticed that there was a small leak coming from that location. Loosened the nut under the sink, shoved a bunch of new plumber's putty under the strainer, tightened it back down, seemed to be okay.
Well lo and behold, I was under there this week and it's leaking again.
The sink has definitely deformed a bit so it's not perfectly flat or flush perhaps, but I thought the whole point of the putty was to accommodate that. Do I just do this with silicone (which won't run or expand/contract as much under hot water) and call it a day? Don't really feel like resealing this every 6 months. No issues in our bathrooms where I used the same technique, but we don't pour boiling water down there either.