I have a leaking upstairs shower. I have cut out a section of the drywall and have
Access to the trap and drain. The stub coming from the trap to the drain moves
Inside the no caulk drain. I am not sure how much of the stub should be inside the drain
And if the top of the stub should be even with the top of the no caulk rubber compression
Fitting or if it should be down a little. If I try to push the stub up so that it is even, it
Gets cockeyed and it leaks. If I leave it where it naturally sits, there is a little over a
1/4 of an inch between the top of the pipe and the top of the gasket. If I tighten it snugly
It leaks. If I tighten it very tight, it still leaks. What is the secret to getting this sealed
Correctly? Should the stub move inside the no caulk drain or should it be stationery?
The shower is a one piece fiberglass model put in by the builder. There are several
Spongy sections in it but the section around the drain doesn't appear to move.
Thanks,
Gm

I have this problem too.. my "no caulk" drain from MAXX shower SUXX! So, first thing, I put the rubber seal on the BOTTOM of the plastic shower base, and I use silicon caulk on the top and tighten it good. That stopped one leak.

No caulk shower my a$$

The second leak seems to be from the fact that the 2" dia. ABS shower drain is loose inside the drain. Now, the drain assembly comes with a rubber sleeve and plastic insert that goes between the drain pipe and white drain housing.. so I put it there and press the plastic insert down as hard as I can. Looks like its not all the way down, but I can stand on it and it won't go down..

So I put the grill on the shower, turn it on..

Still leaks! And the drain pipe seems loose.. not sure what to do next.

Speedball we need you!

Knucklez,

I found out what my problem was and was able to correct it. In order for the no
Caulk rubber sleeve to work, the stub must be all the way to the top of the rubber sleeve.
The plastic insert, (I am assuming that you mean the plastic piece that screws in
On top of the rubber sleeve), is then tightened down and compresses the rubber sleeve around the 2" drain pipe.

My problem was that the drain pipe was cut short and didn't reach the top of the rubber
sleeve. When I tightend the plastic piece down on it there was no seal so it leaked. If
I pushed the pipe up so that it did reach the top of the rubber sleeve, it forced the pipe
to be crooked and the seal would not work either. My solution was to add a section of
2" pipe to the old pipe, (I had to cut the old pipe down in order to add new), and make sure that the new pipe went all the way to the top of the rubber sleeve. I tightend up
The plastic piece over the gasket and I got a good seal.

Problem solved.
Gm

This sounds like exactly my issue.. I am loath to cut out my pipe and make an extension, as it would be the 2nd time I had to cut it.. but if I have to I have to!

Thanks for the tip!

Knucklez