Rubber compression ring drain

[Lee R Batchelor]

Hi all,

I just installed a Maax corner shower in a basement on self leveling concrete. The drain uses a rubber compression ring to form a glue-less joint. The drain instructions gave the measurements for how long the pipe should be coming out of the floor. It didn't look right to me but I placed my faith in the manufacturer. When I set the shower base down the pipe only extended about 3/8 of an inch into the rubber compression ring. By then, I was beat because I had glued the 2 inch pipe. I tightened the compression nut and the rubber compression ring started to collapse toward the center of the circle. I fear the seal may not be 100% and there's no way to tell if its leaking.

What are my options, besides tearing the whole unit apart and rebuilding the drain? My only thoughts are to remove the tightening ring and silicon the compression ring into place. This shower is made by Maax and their instructions are not only dismal but seem to contain a lot of errors! My Review will not be polite!!

Thoughts? Thanks....

 

[Master Plumber Mark]

The best thing to do at this point is just remove the nut and the rubber

Just go buy yourself some heavy duty 100% white silicone and fill in the gap with
a liberal amount .... push it down into the gap between the drain and the 2 inch pipe
with your finger then you just feather the silicone down around the pvc pipe
and then down into the PVC pipe to make a 100% water proof seal which should last decades..

taper the silicone up to the top with your finger like you are working with clay and it will set up and probably
never give you a problem..... Also be sure to glue down the chrome drain cover in place before it sets up
or it will give you troubles if you try to install it after the silicone sets up

You will basically end up with a slightly smaller opening that a full 2 inch drain but it will work
as I have had to do this myself a number of times

If the base is solid then you are good to go

that is about all you can do unless you want to tear out the base and start over

 

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[Lee R Batchelor]

You're a life saver, Mark!! I really appreciate your help. I can do that. It's a seldom used bathroom, so I can give it 3 or 4 days for the silicon to really set up.

Thanks again and all the best...

- Lee

 

[Master Plumber Mark]

You're a life saver, Mark!! I really appreciate your help. I can do that. It's a seldom used bathroom, so I can give it 3 or 4 days for the silicon to really set up.

Thanks again and all the best...

- Lee

Thanks
I dont need a tip but could you please give me a good review on Google some time for free advice....

 

[Lee R Batchelor]

Very happy to, Mark. Check your site. My review is under the name Lerb. Thanks again!!

Edit
I would have responded sooner, however, I'm not receiving email notifications when a Reply is posted. I'll look into that problem.