bathtub (second floor) shoe gasket was leaking. could see where it was leaking from after removing wet ceiling on first floor. believe that the gasket has been bad for a long time as i would occasionally see water spots intermittently when my sons lived home. i believe it did not show up persistently since the water just drained down the shoe during their showers.
however, after giving my grandson a bath, the leak was more pronounced. i'm guessing that this was due to the water held in the shoe while the drain was closed (plunger type in the overflow pipe). plus, i don't think there was a good seal under the drain flange with the plumber's putty.
old gasket was about 1/4" thick after taking it out.
had 2 sizes at the store, 1/8" and 3/8". the 1/8" is a hard rubber but i think it is going to be too small
as far as the thickness and i don't want to put any stress on the shoe as far as changing the angle where it goes into the trap pipe section.
the 3/8" is too thick however it is not hard rubber but is more like a sponge rubber.
i do have access under the tub but would prefer not to monkey with all of the other parts of the drain (e.g. overflow pipe. trap, etc.).
i did remove the drain shoe pipe. i plan on putting a new slip joint washer when i couple it back to the area near the trap.
i understand how everything goes back together based on some excellent responses in different threads.
however a few questions:
however, after giving my grandson a bath, the leak was more pronounced. i'm guessing that this was due to the water held in the shoe while the drain was closed (plunger type in the overflow pipe). plus, i don't think there was a good seal under the drain flange with the plumber's putty.
old gasket was about 1/4" thick after taking it out.
had 2 sizes at the store, 1/8" and 3/8". the 1/8" is a hard rubber but i think it is going to be too small
as far as the thickness and i don't want to put any stress on the shoe as far as changing the angle where it goes into the trap pipe section.
the 3/8" is too thick however it is not hard rubber but is more like a sponge rubber.
i do have access under the tub but would prefer not to monkey with all of the other parts of the drain (e.g. overflow pipe. trap, etc.).
i did remove the drain shoe pipe. i plan on putting a new slip joint washer when i couple it back to the area near the trap.
i understand how everything goes back together based on some excellent responses in different threads.
however a few questions:
- is the sponge rubber gasket OK to use as i have never seen one like this before?
- when screwing the drain flange back into the drain shoe is it best to be in the tub, not in the tub, or doesn't matter.
- should i have drain shoe (where the slip joint washer is) loosely or tightly coupled near the trap (or maybe not even coupled) before screwing in the drain flange?
- when screwing in the flange do i have to worry about the drain shoe rotating as i tighten the flange (i.e should someone be holding the shoe so that it can not rotate).