The previous bathtub drain basket had its inside crossbar broken, so purchased a new 1-3/8 bathtub drain assembly kit. The tub has a drain shoe/waste with measuring 1-3/8 size, thus that kit did fit it for most part.
The drain assembly kit came along with a rubber washer, but there is nowhere to insert the rubber washer. It is my understanding that the rubber washer goes between the but and the plumbing underneath, and not between the basket and the tub (between the basket and tub one should apply a layer of plumber's putty). And once I put the gasket washer between the basket and the tub, the basket's flanges seem to protrude and is not level with the surface of the tub.
Below are some pics depicting the situation: Drain Assembly
Bathtub drain shoe
As seen from the pics above some plumber's putty were added to the drain basket along with the rubber washer under it, but I am not sure whether or not that is the right way or approach. Should the washer be eliminated and only the putty be used instead?
I kind of realize that. At a different house with a different bathtub, etc, I did replace the washer that was under the tub. The point is that I don't see a way of doing the same thing with this tub: it does not seem to have a way to slide the washer in-between the bathtub and the plumbing underneath.
So, maybe, I have phrased and posed my original question in the wrong way. It should be worded like that: "are there bathtubs that simply don't use the washer? And in this situation the washer should simply be discarded?"
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Do I need to adjust the pivot connector and nuts (up? or down?)?
Is there something interfering with the plunger at the bottom? (Like gravel not installed correctly?)
Is the simplest fix just to widen and then backfill the hole tighter? How do I keep debris/dirt from getting into the plunger area?
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11-14-22, 06:55 PM
