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handymanJ
Mar 24, 2007, 08:07 PM
Please can someone help me, I need to know what sort of sealer do you normally use on a plastic sink pee trap compression fitting?

doug238
Mar 24, 2007, 11:03 PM
The seal should be a beveled fitting or washer. Some use pipe dope on the bevel.
As tom said, no sealant is needed and in fact is against code, but I don't know many plumbers that don't use something on the bevel.

speedball1
Mar 25, 2007, 09:09 AM
please can someone help me, I need to know what sort of sealer do you normally use on a plastic sink pee trap compression fitting?


As a rule no sealant's needed on a compression fitting if the joints line up.
Regards, Tom