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    Mar 20, 2015, 06:03 PM
    Drain pipe not centered, gasket won't fit what do I use?
    I am installing a new shower pan and it turns out the drain pipe is not perfectly centered so the gasket doesn't fit. What can I use to instead ?
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    Mar 20, 2015, 11:33 PM
    Is the pipe ABS or PVC (plastic) or Cast Iron ?

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    Mar 21, 2015, 08:43 AM
    It's pvc
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    Mar 21, 2015, 08:48 AM
    What is kind of floor?
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    Mar 21, 2015, 09:01 AM
    How off center is it, a foot, an inch?
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    Mar 22, 2015, 06:01 PM
    It's a concrete floor and it's off by about 1/4 of an inch but enough to make the gasket not fit in
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    Mar 23, 2015, 07:12 AM
    I think I would have chipped a little concrete away and made it fit, but a picture would bring some clarity to the situation, and maybe you have already solved this already?
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