Although I visit this forum regularly this is my first posting. I am in the process of remodeling our bathroom and have just installed a new bathtub. It is an Americast Princeton tub and I have yet to hook up the drain assembly. The drain kit is from Watts and is of brass construction. My question is about slip joints. I've practiced assembling some of the drain and I notice that even after tightening (by hand) a slip joint I can still slide the two separate pieces up and down. Is this supposed to be the way these joints work? Once the drain is put in place below the bathtub and everything is closed back up will this movement cause me problems later on (separating, leaking, etc.)? Our drains are galvanized steel I believe and they transition into cast iron (house was built in 1953). I have tried searching this forum and elsewhere and I'm still unclear on this drain/slip joint issue. I don't know too much about plumbing, but I thought that a fitting once tightened should be "tight". Do I need to add teflon tape or putty or anything else at these slip joints?
I hope that I have described my problem so that someone can understand it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Patrick
I hope that I have described my problem so that someone can understand it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Patrick