Bath waste top washer or silicone

[Fredstudio]

What do people do with bathwastes install the top washer or use silicone?

 

[aveatry]

What do people do with bathwastes install the top washer or use silicone?

Both - or just silicone. If you just use the washer it will in all likelihood leak - it may not, but it will definitely wont leak if you add silicone.

 

[omph]

What do people do with bathwastes install the top washer or use silicone?

You can't install a bath waste without the washer otherwise you risk breaking the waste if you tighten it too much. Usually ideal use a belt and braces with wastes though due to leaks being potentially very expensive to repair post-installation - so washer and silicone.

 

[Fredstudio]

Thanks yes id obviously use the bottom washer and add a little silicone to that. It's the top washer if add silicone to the top washer too it can spread. So was thinking just silicone

 

[Burnerman]

I chuck the top washer away and use silicone every time.....it either squishes out or leaves a step under the outlet.
John

 

[omph]

Thanks yes id obviously use the bottom washer and add a little silicone to that. It's the top washer if add silicone to the top washer too it can spread. So was thinking just silicone

I am talking about the top washer. The shape of the opening and the waste are of different gradients and the seal acts as a padding between the two.

 

[Fredstudio]

I wondered the best way of tightening that in place. I was thinking needle nose pliers with rubber hose on the wires to stop marking the chrome

 

[johnny2007]

I wondered the best way of tightening that in place. I was thinking needle nose pliers with rubber hose on the wires to stop marking the chrome

Yes, that's what I do with this kind of waste.
Although most have a center slotted screw.
Check in the box.

 

[Fredstudio]

Thanks it doesn't no. The top of it just screws in to the threaded base below

 

[opps]

I wondered the best way of tightening that in place. I was thinking needle nose pliers with rubber hose on the wires to stop marking the chrome

I use a combi-square. The ruler part is the ideal width.
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I too ditch the top foam washer and use silicone

 

[Fredstudio]

Thanks this hasn't got a screw that tightens to connect the top grill to the base. The top screw screws in to the bottom base. But the only was to do it is to say put a pair of needle nose pliers though the top grill and twist

 

[blup]

What do people do with bathwastes install the top washer or use silicone?

Both, just smear silicone on the washer

 

[Fredstudio]

I wondered the best way of tightening that in place. I was thinking needle nose pliers with rubber hose on the wires to stop marking the chrome

Has anyone else had this before

 

[opps]

Has anyone else had this before

Sorry, I didn't look at the image properly.

Yes, I have used pliers in the past.