bath over flow???

[mutley racers]

Hi guys, am in need of a bit of advice, can any of you tell me the best way of sealing the overflow on a bath?

Have any of you ever had a bath where you can just tighten up the washers underneith and it seals?

I look forward to your help.

Also, is there any tool on the market that gives you a nice smooth silicone seal around baths? Not using fingers like my boss does. It is very messy.

Thanks guys

 

[Puddle]

With the poor quality washers you get now,you need to add a good silicon or lsx to the joints
not only does this make a good joint but also when silicon goes off it helps hold joint in place,especially the bath overflow that gets pulled about and has plastic threads
However there is using silicon and using silicon
Just smear,very lightly over washers(if you imagine wetting your fingure with water and rubbing onto washer,this is the same amount of silicon to use) and thread and the do up hand tight,then add silicon to outside of joint on outer side of bath,this helps stop any future movement
You have to be careful using silicon on rubber washers as to much will allow rubber washer to distort,but only if over tightened,often now you will find a small plastic ridge around fitting,to help against washer distortion
As regards bath seals,there are tools,but the best way is using your fingers,the main thing people do wrong is apply to much,when running the bead along bath,just apply a thin bead,do not cut nozzel to big,it should be about 4mm,when you run along bath just do one long steady run,do not stop to fill exta gaps or indents,these can be added to afterwards,just run a steady,equal amount,then make sure your figure is wet and kept wet and then push in bead to surfaces as required ,any bits that are not sealed correctly can be then added to,to keep fingure wet,you can keep clean with tissue then spit of have a small jar of water with washing up liquid in it

 

[Bernie2]

Try Fugenboy from Screwfix. Good piece of kit. I am basically useless at silicon beading but this helps a lot.

 

[mutley racers]

hi puddle, thank you very much. i did add silicone to my the nut that does up the over flow but not the rubber washer that seals to the bath as this is what my boss told me to do.

I filled up the overflow for about 10 minutes and i little shimmer of water appeared from the washer to the bottom of the bath. Then when i stopped the water running it dripped a couple of times.

Thanks for your help

It is much appreciated

Hi Bernie! Thanks a lot. I will give this stuff a try next time.

Regards

Lee