I just bought a house and the faucet has apparently been leaking for years resulting in a rusty drain. I removed the drain using a hammer and chisel (btw, thank you forum for that suggestion). The problem is, I can see the gasket on top of the shoe and could probably remove it, but I'm 99.9% sure that I could not replace it. I have no access underneath or behind the tub, and there is no 'give' when I take the big end of a screwdriver and push down on the shoe from above. It is tightly wedged between the shoe and tub.
I am guessing the shoe gasket is probably from 1995 when the house was built. The gasket is not deteriorated, but it's not in perfect shape either from what I can tell feeling the edge.
My question is, will I *probably* be ok just putting some putty underneath the new drain, or do I absolutely need to find a way to replace that gasket?
Also, out of curiosity, in a worse case scenario, if the gasket is shot, does the putty underneath the new drain completely seal everything?
Thanks for the help, this is my first house, so I'm super excited to get these quirks worked out!
David
I am guessing the shoe gasket is probably from 1995 when the house was built. The gasket is not deteriorated, but it's not in perfect shape either from what I can tell feeling the edge.
My question is, will I *probably* be ok just putting some putty underneath the new drain, or do I absolutely need to find a way to replace that gasket?
Also, out of curiosity, in a worse case scenario, if the gasket is shot, does the putty underneath the new drain completely seal everything?
Thanks for the help, this is my first house, so I'm super excited to get these quirks worked out!
David