Ivan Blackford
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Hi all, perhaps this is common knowledge and I just wasn't able to find my answer in previous posts...if so, I apologize.
I'm trying to install a new glacier bay single kitchen sink (model 4339FSS, if it matters) and it came with a strainer basket, but no tailpiece. I tried to install a standard brass tailpiece + nylon washer to it, but it doesn't have a flat sealing surface for the nylon washer to seal against. Is this common practice? Even home depot, who sells the sink, doesn't seem to have a suitable tailpiece that will mate to it. The sealing surface looks tapered and sharp...much like NPT threads on the end of a pipe...not a smooth sealing surface like I would expect.
It looks like it's designed to accept a tailpiece with a tapered washer of some sort, but I can't seem to find a suitable mate. Am I missing something? I got slightly frustrated and shaved the sharp parts of the threads off to make more of a sealing surface...and it's better, but still leaks slightly.
I *think* if I can get a tailpiece with a constrained rubber washer I can make it seal up, but I still feel like I shouldn't have to go this far for a brand new sink. Is this a quality thing I'm experiencing, or just some new design trend that I have to make work?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm trying to install a new glacier bay single kitchen sink (model 4339FSS, if it matters) and it came with a strainer basket, but no tailpiece. I tried to install a standard brass tailpiece + nylon washer to it, but it doesn't have a flat sealing surface for the nylon washer to seal against. Is this common practice? Even home depot, who sells the sink, doesn't seem to have a suitable tailpiece that will mate to it. The sealing surface looks tapered and sharp...much like NPT threads on the end of a pipe...not a smooth sealing surface like I would expect.
It looks like it's designed to accept a tailpiece with a tapered washer of some sort, but I can't seem to find a suitable mate. Am I missing something? I got slightly frustrated and shaved the sharp parts of the threads off to make more of a sealing surface...and it's better, but still leaks slightly.
I *think* if I can get a tailpiece with a constrained rubber washer I can make it seal up, but I still feel like I shouldn't have to go this far for a brand new sink. Is this a quality thing I'm experiencing, or just some new design trend that I have to make work?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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