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ajmac (MA)
Had a leak in the rental unit, 2nd floor of course, couldn't figure it out as nothing leaked, with shower on or tub half filled, dfinally etermined it was coming from the overflow when tenant took an overfilled bath, yet trip plate screws were tight, disasemble and saw this retainer ring thing (which is not very strong at that) wedged between gasket and old iron tub, the hole is just a but to big and beveled to hold the ring I am guessing. I have only seen the two screw version. In any event, I reassembled carefully but thinking I should replace ring with a more sturdy/secure retainer bar, or can I just remove? If removed just leave screws for it in? or should I just silicone the screw holes, or both?
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packy (MA)
Silicone the rubber, not the screw holes.
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ajmac (MA)
Thanks yet I am not sure I understand.The holes are all in plastic and do not touch or are covered by the rubber washer(close enough sample pick of front here I found online)
[goo.gl] and actual picutre of the back of overflow
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Are you saying leave bottom screws in with no retainer ring/plate and also good idea to silicone the rubber washer to the tub for extra protection?
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hj (AZ)
The retainer plate goes in FRONT of the tub and clamps the rubber gasket between the overflow fitting and back of the tub.
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ajmac (MA)
Thanks, Yes, Correct, that is where I put in back. When I first removed trip plate I noticed it somehow got wedged between the gasket and back of tub likely because 1) the retainer ring is pliable, 2) the diameter hole in the tub is not much larger than the ring and 3) the hole edges are slightly rounded (i.e. not sharply cut) compromising the tension on the ring. My question related a) do I just remove the retainer completely which assumes the trip plate screws alone are sufficient to hold the gasket against the tub and b) if so, do I leave screws that hold retainer plate in the pipe, or remove and plug the screw holes. I figured I should leave screws and assume they are of brass or SS and will not rust. I was unclear on Packy's suggestion of where to use silicone.
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