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Nov 3, 2009, 12:43 PM
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| | | Drain plate doesn't lay flat.
I had a new shower pan installed and the drain plate looks like it is not seated flat. It appears that there is a rubber gasket right below the drain plate. I would normally call the installer back but he did such a crappy job remodeling our bathroom, I never want to see him again. Found out he was on meth. Anyhow, does this drain plate unscrew? If so, should I use a sealer besides the rubber gasket?
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Nov 3, 2009, 12:50 PM
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| Drains sometimes have screw but you'd see the whole, do you? Many drain plates just have 2 or 3 little tabs sticking down around the edge, that tap slips between the pan and the rubber gasket with some force. Any chance of a picture of it? |
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Nov 3, 2009, 12:56 PM
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| There are no screws holding the drain plate but there is a notch on each side of the plate. I didn't know if the plate snapped in or screws in. Any ideas? | |
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Nov 3, 2009, 01:08 PM
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| No visable screws but there is a notch on each side of ther drain plate. | |
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Nov 3, 2009, 01:20 PM
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| Must be a snap in if there is no screw hole | |
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Nov 3, 2009, 06:53 PM
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| Post a close up photo of it ... with cover on and with cover off. Thanks | |
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Nov 4, 2009, 06:14 AM
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Pay to call speedball1 for advice ($.95/min) | Are we talking about a strainer,(see image) or the drain itself? (see image)_ Quote: |
It appears that there is a rubber gasket right below the drain plate.
| That's not correct. The rubber gasket installs UNDER the shower base not under the drain lip. (see image) Back to you, Tom | |
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Nov 4, 2009, 07:00 AM
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| Thank you for the answer. Now to fix it. Does it take a special tool to unscrew the drain plate? There are no screws holding it down just a notch on each side of the plate. | |
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Nov 4, 2009, 07:25 AM
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Pay to call speedball1 for advice ($.95/min) | Let's get together on terms. By "drain plate" are you referringto the strainer or the drain itself? What material are your pipes and drain made of. Plastic or metal? Please answer my question about the rubber gasket . Let me know, Tom | |
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Nov 4, 2009, 07:45 AM
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| All pipes are plastic. There is definitely a rubber gasket under the" drain plate ". By drain plate I mean the chrome strainer . Evidently, the rubber gasket should not have been installed under the chrome strainer. And the chrome strainer does not sit flat on the shower pan. The pan being fiberglass. I didn't know if this chrome strainer or drain plate snaps in or unscrews. And then the matter of placing the rubber gasket in the right place. Hope it isn't too late to fix this as the shower is completed and the porcelain tiles are alreay on the walls. Don't want to pull the shower pan now. | |
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