overflow fitting leaking

[melmos]

Can anyone advise on best way to stop a washbasin leaking where the overflow adapter sits, the part marked. Should I use plumbers mait between the overflow fitting and the plastic nut as when plug is pulled water is leaking from nut

 

[Blackcatgas]

View attachment 1435Can anyone advise on best way to stop a washbasin leaking where the overflow adapter sits, the part marked. Should I use plumbers mait between the overflow fitting and the plastic nut as when plug is pulled water is leaking from nut

Use silicone sealant, plumbers mait is excellent for making pasticine like characters like morph from "Tony Harts" popular 1980s chilldrens television series
"Hart Beat".

 

[dontknowitall]

Lol lol

 

[Paulplumb]

I don't like those banjo fittings. I find them a pig to seal. Ask your merchant to order you something from mcalpine. something like this:

1.25 X70MM FLGE BASIN WASTE &PLUG BSW9P McAlpine L-O BRANDS

 

[Avatar]

yeah it looks like a crappy waste kit - go and get something better . . ..

Plumbers mait is crap, and you shouldn't have to use silicon on parts like you suggest!

 

[melmos]

Thanks everyone for your replies, I have now replaced the whole waste for something better

 

[kirkgas]

yeah it looks like a crappy waste kit - go and get something better . . ..

Plumbers mait is crap, and you shouldn't have to use silicon on parts like you suggest!

plumbers mait is ideal for this type of thing and would have sealed the leak perfectly, i have fitted tons of baths and whb's sealing the taps and waste gratings with plumbers mait for about 20yrs, never had one leak yet

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

use silicone sealant, plumbers mait is excellent for making pasticine like characters like morph from "tony harts" popular 1980s chilldrens television series
"hart beat".

lol plumbers mate is goo

 

[Blackcatgas]

yeah it looks like a crappy waste kit - go and get something better . . ..

Plumbers mait is crap, and you shouldn't have to use silicon on parts like you suggest!

Your right you shouldnt have to use silicone on the parts, but if the original poster had done he wouldnt be posting on here because it wouldnt be leaking.

 

[Blackcatgas]

plumbers mait is ideal for this type of thing and would have sealed the leak perfectly, i have fitted tons of baths and whb's sealing the taps and waste gratings with plumbers mait for about 20yrs, never had one leak yet

When ever ive used it its been fine, then it seems to "creep" out of the joint like that green ectoplasm from the popular 1980s feature film "Ghost Busters"

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

When ever ive used it its been fine, then it seems to "creep" out of the joint like that green ectoplasm from the popular 1980s feature film "Ghost Busters"

plumbers mate could be re-branded as that kids plasticine moon dust could be a Christmas number one, it could be called sticky **** or similar or to quote bcg Tony harts morph modelling clay

 

[Avatar]

I dont know, we plumbers are very touchy about our 'sealants' and could argue all day about them!!

Personally the only thing I have used plumbers mait for is to make a lovely 'morph' model to adorn the cab of my van . . .

And as a blue tack replacement - which reminds me I need some of that, and cannot be bothered to go down the shop. Better have a look in the van, I have a tub somewhere I think . . . .