Probably a simple question but:When should I be using plumbers mait and when should I use silicone sealant?Obviously I use silicone for things like round edge of the bath etc.However, on my new bath, the instructions said to use silicone around therim of the waste to seal it to the bath.. I thought I was supposed to useplumbers mait. The sealant I got from Wickes (their kitchen and bathroomstuff, which says it's suitable for baths, showers, etc) says it's notsuitable for continual immersion in water, which seems to suggest Ishouldn't use it for the bath. The bloke in Wickes recommended I use their"external leak sealer and jointing compound" round the waste.. I'm a bitconfused by all this.As per another post, I'm also about to put a new tank connector into my cwcistern in the loft. If I want to be really paranoid, would putting someplumbers mait in there make it less likely to leak, or would it bepointless?Thanks,Andy

it would probably be counter-productive IMHO,just use the washers assupplied with the tank connector fitting.joe

When to use plumbers mait/silicone sealant

Oct 18, 2004 Last reply: 5 years ago 22 Replies

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Jonathan 5 years ago

Homeownershub is rubbish

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Dave Plowman (News 5 years ago

That's assuming others even know what the question being asked was. I can only guess.

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Brian Gaff (Sofa 5 years ago

So how is it on that site I can clearly see the age of posts, but apparently the sighted cannot, Its a strange kind of reverse accessibility issue. As you say most on line portals to Usenet are sensible and do not present really old post simply in the order of month, they use the year and many actually lock old ones to stop this, Mind you they do not present Usenet as if it was their own message board and not allow quoting or keep a link to any pictures either. Brian

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