Pop up bath waste problem

[gregrowe]

Hi,

Have recently installed a B&Q Madrid bath in my half completed bathroom renovation project. It's been in for a week or two now and has recently started leaking when we let the water out. It leaks from where the bath and the waste meets.

I suspect either I need to use some sealant on the underside of the bath/waste connection or I haven't tightened the "screw" that holds the whole job together and the plug fits into.

Can anyone recommend the best way to tighten this? I don't have a screwdriver wide enough and I'm not sure if there's a tool out there for it, have tried searching Wickes, B&Q and Screwfix websites to no avail, is there a name for one I don't know?

Thanks for any help!

 

[landyandy]

Just use a normal screwdriver in one side of the fitting. It should tighten.

Andy.

 

[dextrous]

Or the good ol' cutlery knife

 

[ChrisR]

The wastes often aren't the right shape for the bath. . Plumbers used to use Plumbers Mate which is one of my pet hates. Silicone is ok if you don't smear it everywhere.
Try a 50p coin across those slots. Or buy a Mudguard washer!

 

[gregrowe]

Yes, thought as much. Thanks all.

Ok, will try again, this is giving me grey hairs but is saving me piles of cash. I hope.