Any plumbers in da house?

[Miranda]

So this has been kicking around for years…. Annexe bathroom sink. Lost the instruction sheet can’t find one online.

What do we reckon? Silicon directly under the basin outlet rim to stop leakage from the sink to the drain and then both rubber and fibre washer from underneath to seal outlet to sink …… or, rubber washer under outlet inside the sink and then just the fibre washer to seal from below?

Im not sure there is enough “give” in the fibre washer to seal from below by itself but I might be wrong.
A long time since I fitted one of these any help gratefully received please

thanks

 

[Seadog]

You need to seal the thread on the outside, which the fibre washer will not do. I generally use LSX under the top of the fitting (but the thin rubber washer should be sufficient), and then the nut with more LSX around the thread before fitting the nut.

 

[mike os]

Bin the rubber washer

Silicone generously around the top flange to seal to basin,
Insert
Bead of silicone around bottom hole and fit fibre washer
Bead under washer and fit nut
Tighten enough to seat the waste to the basin and a little more

Clean off excess using wet wipes or ipa

Leave to set

 

[gaz1]

silicone 3 places

best fitted on its back wall plate

silicone the metal fit the washer thin one

silicone underneath that washer push through the hole silicone will hold it enough for next part

silicone around the waste and onto the threads dosnt matter if you coat them its better to do so

fit last washer on and screw the nut onto it

i prefer one last silicone on that last washer fitted underneath this is for squeez off onto the threads

the only problem you get coated with silicone but its worth it for no leaks

you should get silicone onto your fingers you always do

if not sealed that way you can loose water down the waste into the trap from the sink

or the damn nut threads leak water from it

 

[Kayos]

Decent silicone, no need to blather it.

Or use plumbers mait if you want to drive yourself crazy trying to make it seal

 

[angellonewolf]

Or use plumbers mait if you want to drive yourself crazy trying to make it seal

used to be my goto i loved it but was a bit hit and miss i found rubbing to make it warm made it better but what i did like was once you fit you can try it right away unlike mastic you have to wait to dry

 

[Miranda]

You need to seal the thread on the outside, which the fibre washer will not do. I generally use LSX under the top of the fitting (but the thin rubber washer should be sufficient), and then the nut with more LSX around the thread before fitting the nut.

So what’s so special about this LS-X over ordinary silicon? I’d not heard of it before. I went out and got a tube of it and it smells like ordinary silicon, sticks like ordinary silicon ……

 

[angellonewolf]

So what’s so special about this LS-X over ordinary silicon? I’d not heard of it before. I went out and got a tube of it and it smells like ordinary silicon, sticks like ordinary silicon ……

it goes off when water touches it great stuff i had a leaky rad years ago rusted through pin hole was going to change the rad any way but not till i wanted to change the flooring in a few months mate come over poped a bit of that lasted over a year like it

 

[Miranda]

You know you are running out of options for plumbing tools when you resort to this. Lol.

 

[MCKDAVID]

You know you are running out of options for plumbing tools when you resort to this. Lol. View attachment 291523

you mean there are other plumbing tools? I thought that was it, apart from the universal hammer....

 

[mart]

On the odd occasion when sealing stuff like this, only a brass nut will do. Warning- always a risk of cracking the basin if over tight.

 

[Miranda]

On the odd occasion when sealing stuff like this, only a brass nut will do. Warning- always a risk of cracking the basin if over tight.

Yeah. I wasn’t really suggesting you heave on the end of a 2 foot Stilson to do up some nylon nut on a ceramic sink It’s actually kinda tricky knowing how gentle to be on it.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Could be worse. Belfast sink on my current kitchen.
Waste kit came In the box with it.

Top flange. 85mm
Bottom flange 65mm
Hole 60mm

Only just seals. Being replaced Monday as any knocks from underneath will set it off again

 

[Miranda]

Just looking for a tap spanner as no hope in locating a box spanner or deep drive socket.

I actually have all three but the tap spanner seems probably the easiest to find as I recall seeing it here somewhere

 

[brightspark]

Just looking for a tap spanner as no hope in locating a box spanner or deep drive socket.

I actually have all three but the tap spanner seems probably the easiest to find as I recall seeing it here somewhere View attachment 291526

ive seen tidier burglarys

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Just looking for a tap spanner as no hope in locating a box spanner or deep drive socket.

I actually have all three but the tap spanner seems probably the easiest to find as I recall seeing it here somewhere

ive seen tidier burglarys

An hour of graft would see it tidy organised and with a lot more space for more hoardings.

 

[Miranda]

Lol. That was the chalet.

this is the garage…… then we get on to the barns……

 

[brightspark]

christ i though my garage was bad .just tidied it out. 7 bags of crap a bonfire and a load of scrap . its getting there

 

[Miranda]

I regularly use the stuff that’s sort of gathered ( piled up) around the doorway…..

 

[brightspark]

I regularly use the stuff that’s sort of gathered ( piled up) around the doorway…..

ive been climbing over it and nearly broke my neck a few times