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Yehia
Hi all,
I've fitted a new bathroom suite this week.
All done, except for this:
I cannot get the trap under the basin to seal properly. When I hand- tighten the trap's upmost nut to the threaded metal waste outlet, there's still 'give' in the trap inlet, i.e. you can move / waggle it.
As a result, water seeps out of the join below this nut.
I have tried using a basin S-trap and now a P-trap; same result.
I think it's because it's one of those lever- assembly plug affairs, and the casement which sticks out from this gets in the way of the nut and won't allow it to tighten all the way up.
Does this situation sound familiar to anyone?
I'm not sure how to solve it.
My ideas so far:
1. Try to get as much silicon sealant as possible in under the nut to seal it up (not ideal, as a nudge would probably break the seal),
2. Cut a bit off the top of the plastic nut on the trap- but how much? 5 mm? 10 mm? Would it work anyway?
3. Insert a second black rubber washer on top of the one supplied inside the trap's upmost nut, and try tightening it again.
4. Insert another washer inside the nut, but under the raised plastic rim on the inner pipe (so as there's a washer both under and above it) before tightening.
What should I do, guys?
I'm at the end of my tether with this!
RSVP
I've fitted a new bathroom suite this week.
All done, except for this:
I cannot get the trap under the basin to seal properly. When I hand- tighten the trap's upmost nut to the threaded metal waste outlet, there's still 'give' in the trap inlet, i.e. you can move / waggle it.
As a result, water seeps out of the join below this nut.
I have tried using a basin S-trap and now a P-trap; same result.
I think it's because it's one of those lever- assembly plug affairs, and the casement which sticks out from this gets in the way of the nut and won't allow it to tighten all the way up.
Does this situation sound familiar to anyone?
I'm not sure how to solve it.
My ideas so far:
1. Try to get as much silicon sealant as possible in under the nut to seal it up (not ideal, as a nudge would probably break the seal),
2. Cut a bit off the top of the plastic nut on the trap- but how much? 5 mm? 10 mm? Would it work anyway?
3. Insert a second black rubber washer on top of the one supplied inside the trap's upmost nut, and try tightening it again.
4. Insert another washer inside the nut, but under the raised plastic rim on the inner pipe (so as there's a washer both under and above it) before tightening.
What should I do, guys?
I'm at the end of my tether with this!
RSVP