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Title: Leak from bath's combined overflow and waste
Post by stokiecat on Apr 9^th, 2007, 3:46pm

The waste connectoin underneath the bath is leaking (it is a combined O&W with a remote operated plug). On disassembling it I found it did not have a washer. Is it possible that it was designed not to need a washer? Some of these units that I have seen just use a plain washer but those just seem to fit flat on the underside of the bath. In my case, the female unit underneath the bath has a cup shape, whilst there is a male fitting under the waste grill/plug assembly so there would only be a limited space for a washer. Maker is not known. I hope someone can recognise what I am talking about from my description. Do you think I need to fit a washer to this?

Title: Re: Leak from bath's combined overflow and waste
Post by billy on Apr 11^th, 2007, 3:07pm

where is it leaking from?

If it's the main joint to the bath there should be a washer on it, at least on the top side of the bath. If it's the o-flow going into the waste grating then it might not need one. Can you get a picture of it up for us?

btk