Firstly, let me say I'm a novice when it comes to all this. I recently moved house and am having no end of problems. I noticed dripping from under my bathroom basin - around the plughole. I managed to remove the metal unit from the basin but it doesn't help that the basin is mounted on a wooden stand. Pics added.
Anyway, the metal unit itself is heavily covered in what I'm guessing is plumbers mait, which was also blocking the overflow holes. It would appear that water is getting in between the hole in the basin unit and the metal unit itself, despite all this plumbers mait.
There was no washer on the top of the unit, just a plastic washer and metal nut underneath. So... what is the best way of sealing it?
Can you get new washers for the top of the unit?
Should I buy a basin mate for the bottom? - Does this also include a washer for the top?
And I'm keen not to have to remove the sink from the wooden unit, as this would involve undoing compression joints on the taps etc. But as you can see in pic 3, access is tight for tightening up the nut because you obviously can't get directly to teh base of the basin as there's the thickness of the wooden unit in the way! Other than long nose pliers, what other tools could I use to tighten it all back together?
Thanks guys.
Anyway, the metal unit itself is heavily covered in what I'm guessing is plumbers mait, which was also blocking the overflow holes. It would appear that water is getting in between the hole in the basin unit and the metal unit itself, despite all this plumbers mait.
There was no washer on the top of the unit, just a plastic washer and metal nut underneath. So... what is the best way of sealing it?
Can you get new washers for the top of the unit?
Should I buy a basin mate for the bottom? - Does this also include a washer for the top?
And I'm keen not to have to remove the sink from the wooden unit, as this would involve undoing compression joints on the taps etc. But as you can see in pic 3, access is tight for tightening up the nut because you obviously can't get directly to teh base of the basin as there's the thickness of the wooden unit in the way! Other than long nose pliers, what other tools could I use to tighten it all back together?
Thanks guys.