Sealing Bath Waste

[RussellS]

Hi, I am currently refitting our bathroom and have a question regarding the bath waste. the new bath is steel and the bath waste is this one...

...from Screwfix.

Both the plughole and the overflow parts have a white foam sealing gasket to seal between the chrome part and the bath tub. Should I rely on this foam gasket or should I discard it completely and seal with some silicone instead.

I'm just not too convinced that the foam gasket is adequate.

Any advice gratefully received.

Russell

 

[Burnerman]

Lose the foam gasket, and get a good squidge of silicone in there, so it squashes out nicely when the fitting is tightened.
John

 

[Terry lambert]

As per Burnerman

When the waste has bitten down and the silicone squidgies out the side, give a light spray with a degreasant like Mr muscle, finish tightening waste and then wipe around edge with finger on to kitchen towel to get rid of excess.

Stops the silicone making a mess and leaves a clean finish

 

[RussellS]

Lose the foam gasket, and get a good squidge of silicone in there, so it squashes out nicely when the fitting is tightened.
John

Thanks John, that's what I thought but just wanted confirmation.

edit: Thanks terrydoh as well. sorry your post appeared while I was replying.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Surely irrelevant if the other side is sealed.

 

[Terry lambert]

With the quality of seals you get, this is more belt and braces

 

[sooey]

Surely irrelevant if the other side is sealed.

No because the water level in the bath would go down without a seal there.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Ah. Of course.

 

[longdogs]

As terry Says, everything is cr*p these days and its up to the plumber to put it right unfortunately.

 

[tomsim]

Do you also put silicone on the rubber washer that sits on the underneath of the bath and the waste?

 

[longdogs]

Do you also put silicone on the rubber washer that sits on the underneath of the bath and the waste?

I do. As already mentioned, belt & braces, can't go wrong.

 

[tomsim]

I do too, just heard some one mention if you put silicone both sides it can stop the rubber from bitting and it can slide out of precision

 

[Terry lambert]

Eeerrmm

Slide it back in

Once it's set, it's going nowhere

Do get a few calls for leaks under baths where the bath waste isn't siliconed and its worked appart