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Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - wurm - 10-21-2017
Another leak, this time under the sink. It's coming from the sink strainer, so that's my little project for tomorrow. It's a black granite sink and I already ordered the replacement strainer from Amazon last night and it should arrive tomorrow. I checked to make sure I had plumbers putty (and I do), but wait...now I discover that because the sink is granite and the top part of the new strainer is plastic, that I shouldn't use plumbers putty. A little research shows people suggesting clear silicone, but then others say silicone is a b!tch to deal with. Some say plumbers putty will be fine. One guy even suggested a big rubber washer.
So what say y'all?
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - Racer X - 10-21-2017
:popcorn:
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - Speedy - 10-21-2017
Anything that doesn't set like cement should work.
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - Filliam H. Muffman - 10-21-2017
Alien epoxy.
Plumbers putty is the default. It's hard to say without seeing it come apart.
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - Kraniac - 10-21-2017
They spec 100% silicone on stone sinks like that because of the possibility of staining 'n coupled with the plastic Basket..silicone is a good choice..
Plumbers putty is an oil base and that oil can stain..though, properly done..not using too much, which is common..it would probably be fine..or, not a disaster..
however..if the basket is a cheapo and not stout..plumbers putty could distort the plastic part if applied unevenly.
Wurm..when you removed the old basket what was there? was the old basket made of plastic too?
I would most likely not pick the rubber washer option..
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - STL - 10-21-2017
The plumber that installed ours used silicone.
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - DP - 10-21-2017
Racer X wrote:
:popcorn:
LOL!
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - wurm - 10-21-2017
Thanks, all.
Kraniac, I haven't removed the old basket yet, but the black paint is chipping off it and it's metal underneath. this is the one I ordered from Amazon and people seem to like it.
With the silicone, do I apply as much of it as I would plumbers putty? And is there a particular one you'd recommend? I have some of this Loctite left over from a previous project. You think it would work or should I just hope for the best with the plumbers putty. I don't care about staining, just leaking.
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - testcase - 10-21-2017
The stainless steel Franke sink I had installed 10+ years ago came without a basket. When I ordered a Franke basket, I received a PLASTIC part; TOTALLY unacceptable as far as I'm concerned. At Home Depot, I purchased a stainless steel Kohler basket. No problems at all in that 10+ years. :boink:
Re: Hello agaIn, plumbers (or plumber wannabes). - Racer X - 10-21-2017
That silicone should be fine.