Hi, we recently bought a new home with a jacuzzi tub. It has a leak in the overflow. The drain/overflow is a rotary style which I haven't seen before. However, I think maybe either the rotary stopper is not installed correctly or there is a problem with a gasket. If you take off the stopper cover you can actually turn the inside apparatus. Not sure if its supposed to do that. If it helps to have a picture to look at I can try to get one.

So I'm not sure if it just needs tightening or if the gasket is some how installed improperly. Any ideas anyone?

Thanks,
Gary

The rotary stopper is most likely Geberit overflow. In fact, it is the best overflow you can get...

The upper overflow plate is secured by either Allen type set screw or by Phillips head set screw. There is a small hole in the plate. Locate the hole, insert screw driver and remove the plate. Inspect the seal around the hole. The seal is a fat washer installed from the outside, pressing against the tub. Seal has to sit nicely and evenly around the hole. If not, loosen the big nut in the middle a bit, reposition the washer and carefully tighten the big nut. Reinstall trim piece. That should do...

It happens often that the washer slips during installation. Especially when only one plumber works on the installation. That's because you need 3rd hand installing it... :-)

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Originally Posted by Milo Dolezal

The rotary stopper is most likely Geberit overflow. In fact, it is the best overflow you can get....

The upper overflow plate is secured by either Allen type set screw or by Phillips head set screw. There is a small hole in the plate. Locate the hole, insert screw driver and remove the plate. Inspect the seal around the hole. The seal is a fat washer installed from the outside, pressing against the tub. Seal has to sit nicely and evenly around the hole. If not, loosen the big nut in the middle a bit, reposition the washer and carefully tighten the big nut. Reinstall trim piece. That should do...

It happens often that the washer slips during installation. Especially when only one plumber works on the installation. That's because you need 3rd hand installing it.... :-)

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Just to make sure I understand correctly; the trim piece has to be removed via the big nut in the middle in order for me to inspect the washer. I say that because the trim piece is covering the washer on the outside and I can't really tell if the washer is in there correctly w/o getting the trim piece out of the way. Does that sound right?