I took 3 4 inch square electric covers and taped them together, then cut in notches to fit were the thin tool they send would sit. Now it Cannot Drop down the drain and you can really twist ro tighten the drain. Works Great Next Level Steve
The semco kit that requires mixing? Grey stuff that’s known as B1/4 and B1/2 depending on drying time? If it’s the same stuff I’m thinking of, it’s tough as hell.
I use a Jack Rabbit strainer. It’s brass, spins on and has 4 machine screws to tighten up to the shower. Haven’t had one fail. Most times strainers leak from movement due to improperly supported bases
Love that mega lock, had many "happy endings" using the smurf jizz on 316 stainless pipe. Found no better pipe sealant for stainless pipe than mega lock, the blue block sucked along with ALL straight Teflon products. Except for EXPANDO, MEGA LOCK is the best for stainless piping. FYI I usually work with pipes between 3/4 to 3".
Steve i freaking love your content my man..im a union plumber local 5 dc and i been in trade 7 years now on the verge of doing my own thing..your posts are so good and hilarious..your straight up do good freaking work dont rip nobody off and i like how u try to fix stuff before replacing..awesome steve..keep it up...GIVE HER THE OL GUNDY MOMMA..LOL...
Hi had an issue with one of those drains about 10 years ago. Changed the whole thing twice and it started leaking again. I finally discovered that the hot water was softening the fiber glass of the shower base and when someone was in the shower, walking on the drain, the weight was enough to make the pipe shift on the side a bit creating an opening around the drain assembly. After being tired to patch the kitchen ceiling sheetrock every year, I finally ripped the entire shower installed a new one, higher quality and secured the new trap and piping thightly on the joists with metal strapping. Like you say, I gave her the ol' gundy and mama was freakin' happy after that.
Isnt it called vermiculite? I did that under my fiberglass Kohler tub, from end to end..and this guys pipe just hanging no supports, tub is flexing. oy vay
I was just thining about that job the other day, if you ever went back, we have 2 showers with the same type drain, hope I don't have to ever screw with them, but if I do I know how now, thanks ! When in doubt, cut it out !!!
Putty is good , but in this case I've used silicone never had a call back ,30 years plus union trained commercial , residential, then repair no worries, keep up the good work Steve, your old school like me
@@markbarber1920 yes people don't realize that putty will fail in time, seen it first hand on kitchen sinks etc ,like the silicone on inaccessible ,second floor installs things like that
Miss Molly was giving you the stink eye at first. She said " hell no Daddy, I don't wanna leave my warm comfy couch ". But you changed her mind in the end !!! 😄😄😄😄
I use silicone instead of putty. I have never had a leak after switching over. No more leaking sinks or tubs destroying my cabinets or ceilings in my apartments.
i may be wrong but the "gaskets" have nothing to do with the leak path. I think they are there to safely distribute the load between the pipe and the shower base. Add 3/4 of an inch of teflon tape to the bottom of the male threads and apply a ton of Silicon caulk to the shower drain and the bottom of the flange. Add some caulk to the upper part of the threads too. No water can get to the "gaskets" now. Plumbers putty doesn't work well with Fiberglass. Lemeno if I an crazy please
I think the gasket could be on the secondary leak path if the putty under the flange fails. So you are right about applying silicon to the drain and bottom of flange, and no water can get to the gasket.
Looks like the problem could also be that thin walled pan has very little support beneath. Add a 150+ pound person taking a shower and that floor has gotta be bowing and flexing all over the place. Theres probably a constant shifting and wiggling of that drain. Eventually its going to fail again.
Need some floor support also when stand in shower, The floor flexes due to the thin fiberglass shower floor. Couple 2x4 and wedges between the ply floor and shower floor.stop the flexing.
I am putting in shower pan with same kind of drain i thought all the sealing was from the plumbers putty on top i hope mine doesnt leak if rubber gasket does not make good seal to fiberglass. my pan says to set it in cement on floor for support so it does not flex with a small 5 inch hole for drain that one has nothing under it
I use silicone and never have leaks, I use a strap wrench to hold the drain threads at bottom because the strap wrench you can put it over the threads without damaging the threads, while tightening the nut , I use silicone under drain flange, and under the rubber gasket
I personally would be afraid to use a grinder as it's too easy to sand off too much, I would rather use rough sandpaper as your just trying to take off any stuck on sealent or old remaining gasket material
Did you get a callback? I used putty b4 and from the customer standing in the shower walking around it leaked again, then I used silicone and never been back for the shower strainer leaking again, been using silicone ever since.
Give er the ole rtv momma. I'd also recommend a dremel. Smaller and easier to manipulate in small areas. I use that damn thing on wonky acrylic sinks and tub drains.
Looking for ideas on a house I bought on cape basement shower plumbed1 1/2 inch pvc instead of 2 inch with lack of venting within lav and shower any thoughts
I remember Holmes on Homes had a issue with a cracked tub. The builder had replaced it once. Mike noticed the homeowners were, uh large people. The solution was a higher grade tub that wouldn't crack from the weight. The standard builder grade wasn't sturdy enough.
@@rayvoorhies7180 i would definitely have the owner sign a waiver that I wouldn’t be responsible for any further leaks . Also you cant grind down fiberglass . Fiberglas gets its straight from the resin once you heat up the resin you Compromise the strength value .
Steve just stopped laughing, must have been about an hour!! My wife thinks I'm nuts telling her about Smurf jizz.. LOL ,You make it look easy!! I feel better got my Mr. Grinch fix in . Thanx sooo much!!
Mate you can go to Wal-Mart and get a fingernail file battery operated with a few bits that would probably be easier for things like that shower in the ceiling!
Not sure what brand pliers those are but the manufacturer should use you in their advertisement. Holy cow you gave them bad boys all the gundy and they took it!!!!
