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  • Jun 5, 2010, 01:25 PM
    Martha1111
    I installed a tub drain kit using putty and have a leak, can I seal with silicone
    We've replaced an old tub with a new one and put in a new drain/overflow kit using putty but have found a leak at the drain under the tub. Can we seal around the drain with silicone to stop the leak?
  • Jun 5, 2010, 02:58 PM
    KISS

    Nope. How did you make the seal?

    Basically you create a 1/4" to 3/8 diameter length. Clean both surfaces. Put it under the lip of the drain. Put the rubber washer on the bottom, then a flat washer and squeeze the excess out.
  • Jun 5, 2010, 03:53 PM
    ballengerb1

    If tightening the nut does not stop the leak then you must start over.

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