Bath overflow leaking like Niagara

[Roger465]

Well, as you’ll all realise by now, my knowledge of plumbing hasn’t quite reached the professional stage yet.

However, I’ve formed a tentative hypothesis as to why the bath overflow is leaking

Having reconnected it and filled the bath up, it’s still leaking a bit behind the big knob which opens the waste. OK, it’s 25 years old, and I don’t want to replace the whole bath as I rarely use it (but I want it to be usable occasionally, when I come in from a long walk in the freezing rain), so I’ll put a new overflow/waste in.

Anybody used VIVA stuff like this? Seems very cheap… and am I right to assume these things are all going to be a standard fitting (please)?

 

[Madrab]

As long as it's 1 1/2" then yes it should fit the bath ok.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Go to your local screwfix:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pop-up-bath-waste/27022

Andy

 

[Roger465]

Go to your local screwfix:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pop-up-bath-waste/27022

Andy

Yeah probably will. Only real reason I was looking at the other one was that they have some other stuff I need which Screwfix don't, so could have ordered everything at once

 

[Roger465]

As long as it's 1 1/2" then yes it should fit the bath ok.

Oh bolleaux Rob - should I have ordered another one of these?

 

[terryplumb]

Not if your thinking of using it on a bath, its for a basin !

 

[Roger465]

Not if your thinking of using it on a bath, its for a basin !

Errr... ha ha, I knew that thought maybe they came in bath size too...?

 

[terryplumb]

The seals that you need when fitting the waste/ overflow ,come with them. Sometimes silicone sealant is better than the washer supplied for sealing between the bath and the waste fitting( on the top of the bath ,not underneath)

 

[HERTS P&D]

Also needed is a 5/20 pence, this is to do the nut up in the centre of the waste.

Andy

 

[dilalio]

Also needed is a 5/20 pence, this is to do the nut up in the centre of the waste.

Andy

2 pence is better... It's bigger and does just about fit in.. Otherwise a washer... Adjustable spanner held vertically if nut has a hex, which the last screwfix one I fitted did

 

[Roger465]

Anybody have any idea how to get the old one off? I've wrenched at it in every way imaginable, but I have a tendency to break things... am I missing a small nut or fastener or something? I've shone a torch everywhere, but can see nothing

 

[denso13]

Does the large white piece on the bath side unscrew?

 

[dilalio]

Spray it with wd or something and then the spoked steering wheel undoes anticlock whilst holding the back part on t'other side of bath.

 

[Roger465]

I just got there! Sprayed it this morning, got it off just now cheers!

 

[Roger465]

Does the large white piece on the bath side unscrew?

It does now funny, though it's 25 years old, the new one looks to be the same part...