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#Plumbers putty sink drain cracked
#Plumbers putty sink drain install

The hardness makes it challenging to shape and modifyīecause I haven’t bought and tested all of the brands out there, I relied on the opinion of Plumbing Love’s review.

You have to be accurate the first time you use it. A scraping tool of some sort will need to be used to remove it. If you ever need to replace a faucet, or something, you will have to scrape off all the bits of the silicone to make a nice tight seal again.

You will most likely need a scraping tool to remove it.

Once dry, it becomes so hard that you rarely see it break or crack. Often used if there is a break or split to fill in an area and seal it off. Silicone is used in marine operations to help keep the wooden ships sealed and in ship shape. This was not designed for nor is it ideal to use over a large area. It can be tricky to get the putty to stay if you are working in an area where gravity is working against you.ĭon’t plan on fixing cracks or holding pieces together with plumber’s putty. There are plenty of older homes where the original faucets are working just fine and they were installed over 50 years ago with plumber’s putty. Say you want to change out your faucet in a few years, it is easy to remove the old plumber’s putty with little effort. If the placement is not quite right, just pull it off and re apply. Just as the name implies, the soft material can be kneaded, shaped, and manipulated over and over until the correct amount and location is achieved. I like to think the puzzled stares were out of admiration for my creativity.

Yep, people at the hardware store thought I was nuts for arranging the plumber’s putty and silicone caulking like this. There are pros and cons to both that may help you to decide which product is best suited for your needs. Plumber’s putty is more traditional while silicone caulking is a more modern product, but either one (in most cases) can get the job done. Here are some PROs and CONs of plumber’s putty and silicone caulk so you can decide what product is best for your project.īoth plumber’s putty and silicone are sealing compounds designed to provide a water tight fit for pop up drains, sink strainers, undersides of fittings, showers and drains. Laundry waits for no one!Īnyway, it is time to fix the deep sink drain and it got me thinking…what is the better choice of compound when repairing a sink or faucet? Of course I made a list to compare.

Time to take care of this problem so I can get back to using my deep sink.

#Plumbers putty sink drain cracked

I have since built a unit next to it that provides so much more stability than it had before! The plumber’s putty around the sink drain has cracked and is leaky. Most likely due to when the sink is bumped hard it moves a little because it stands alone on thin legs. Over time and with lots of use/abuse (three boys who do sports and a dog we wash in the deep sink), the plumber’s putty must have cracked and needs replacing.

#Plumbers putty sink drain install

When we first moved into the house, my dad visited and helped me install the free-standing deep sink and faucet in the laundry room. Found a puddle on the laundry room floor with my socked foot.