[Marsiepan]

Has anyone ever heard of screwing down through the floor of a copper pan to hold it in place while they solder the drain in place? I saw a plumber doing this recently and thought it was crazy but he told me this is the correct way to do it. I would have thought that putting 4 holes in the base of a pan to hold it in place was a major no no. Does anyone know if type of installation is normal or not?
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[ballengerb1]

Is this a washer overflow pan or what? Some custom shower pans are copper before they mud them, is that what you saw?

[massplumber2008]

Hi Marsiepan

Answer Ballengerb1's question, but NO, never heard of anything like you describe and I have installed 50-60 copper shower pans, so either the guy is NUTS or something is missing in the information you saw or are presenting!

Back to you...

Mark

[Marsiepan]

Hi Ballengerb! It is a copper pan for a master shower stall. Mud will be installed afterwards and then tile, a typical installation. I have just never seen any plumber screw down through the base of a copper pan before. He claimed he did it to hold the pan down while he soldered the drain place!! A line of BS I believe. He has 4 holes approx an inch away from the drain.
I have a photo of it but have no idea how to post it. I just wondered had any other plumber ever screwed down a copper pan to hold it in place while they solder the drain in place? I have met many plumbers on sites over the years and have never seen anyone do this to a pan.
I think Mark is right - the guy is nuts!
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[speedball1]

Like Mark. I've formed shower pans out of sheet lead, copper, Compiseal and some black material that I forget the name and have never had to poke holes in them to screw them to the floor. The experts are correct, this sounds NUTS!

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