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yonson (SC)
Hi Gang! I put in a new plastic slop sink in my laundry room. I have one little drip coming from the threaded sink connection. I had quite a larger leak until I took a little sand paper and smoothed out the manufacturing plastic mold lines. It is much better but still have a little drip only when the washing machine pumps into the sink to evacuate. The threaded sink connects to a plastic nut to the tail pipe (then drops to the trap and out) - there is a little hard but a bit flexible washer that is in between. Thoughts on how to make this water tight? Perhaps a little blue magic pipe stuff on all contact points? Silicone perhaps?- but this would be a permanent bond...
TIA!
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george 7941 (Canada)
Silicone will seal the tailpiece joint to the sink.
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asktom (MT)
There are also rubber tailpiece washers that are more forgiving. I know them as W-251A.
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packy (MA)
yeah, a flat rubber washer will do the trick.
might also want to use a brass nut. just be careful when starting it not to cross thread it. ( a dab of pipe dope would not hurt either)..
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