Argh pipe sealant

I found, on ebay IIRC, some modellers' syringes with 90 degree nozzels on the end. Despite the small diameter of the bore, I could get silicone sealant through it. I only needed a touch to inject in the plastic bush around the flush pipe which had a slight weep.

Makes you wonder why noone has invented 90 degree nozzels for regular sealant - sure there'd be a market for all those behind the bog jobs...

Have you tried wearing latex or vinyl gloves when doing jobs such as that? Usually works for me.

Cash

On my fingers, I don't mind - it wipes off and the remains dissipate fairly quickly. I hate getting in on my shirt - permanent then.

Why does it need sealant? Modern collars with several flappy rings inside seal without any goop. A bit of lubricant I can understand as without they can be quite tight.

Is the porcelain really so far off round that it won't seal? In which case reject the bog and get one with a rounder outlet.

It used to be traditional to use something like Denso Tape to seal such connections, finished off, if the connection is visible, with Denso Paste to give it a polished appearance.

Excellent. You are hereby nominated to join the

- don't know if they still do.

Toilet previously leaked, dissolved floor. Have had floor replaced, I think the millimetre difference in height is just enough to move the alignment with the soil pipe (fixed immobilly into the wall) just enough to just pull the coupling out of true.

I'm not sure until I let it all dry out and add more sealant, but I think the porcelain-coupling seal is ok, I think it's the coupling-soilpipe join that has a microscopic leak.

On the underside as well.... :(

JGH

We had to replace a few pans in school and found the best way to seal them was to smear the flappy bits with a small amount of Vaseline before inserting them .. made it easy to get in and always sealed effectively.

Aren't you supposed to use washing up liquid? Vaseline being a petroleum product may have an adverse effect on the seal life. But if you want repeat business I guess that's an advantage.

I don't like those for anything needing dexterity as they are too loose. come off etc.

But a wodge of latex or whatever gloves are cheap and handy for all sorts of things

Dunno .. ;) I'm caretaker at the school, so hope it's _not_ repeat vusiness!

Seems to have worked so far >4 years so fine by me. (You watch it start to leak next week!!)

Nobbollocks! I wish I knew about that before I had to do my behind-the-bog sealing!!!

Bookmarked and ta!

Last time I made off a bog joint to cast iron, which was admittedly around

I recommend silicone grease (plumbers, not white electronics stuff) - you are guaranteed safe with that and it has about the same consistency as vaseline.

Heh, makes sense ... ;)

I hope youre not the bloke off the Aldi ad :)

NT

I gave up on them - all sorts of stuff commonly used in DIY projects seems to weaken them, and it'd feel like I was spending more time replacing torn gloves than I was just getting on with the job.

I've got some citrus-based hand cleaner these days which seems to shift pretty much anything afterwards.

No, silicone spray or grease.

He's a caretaker you pillock.