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Fitting a sink
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Hi after many fristrating hrs and visits to screwfix, can anyone help me out on fitting a bathroom sink. I have fitted the sink and all the pipework, but i am having trouble with the plug leaking. I have tried 4 different captive nuts for the plug, the actual plug is fine but when i empty the water out, water leaks through the big plastic nut holding everything in place. Am i dooing something wrong, as at this moment i could commit harry carry, can someone help.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If the base of the plug that fits against the side of the porcelain drain hole isn't sealed properly it will leak as you've described. Sometimes the drain kit has a rubber gasket, but more often you need a product called "Plumber's Putty"... it comes in a can (I'm in the U.S., by the way) and is the consistency of children's play dough. Roll out a length (between the palms of your hands, just like a kid) long enough to go around the base of the drain and about the size of a pencil. Place it around the base, insert the base in the drain hole and when you apply force to the nut on the bottom, a lot of the putty will squeeze out. Tt's easy to wipe out the surplus and you should be good to go... Best of luck!
ray's idea is a good one, but, equally as good is a small roll of Teflon Plumber's Tape available at all DIY stores. It's usually white in color and about 1/2 inch wide. Where the joints screw together, wrab the male part with two or three wrappings of the tape and rejoin. Again, good luck with a frustrating problem...