Plumbers Putty On Granite Sink

In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to properly use plumber s putty on a bathroom sink drain.

Plumbers putty on granite sink. Sta put ultra plumber s putty is designed for use on granite stone marble and other porous surfaces. Will not crack or shrink. Using plumber s putty plumber s putty starts out soft and pliable when you remove it from the container and it takes a long time to dry and harden. Plumbers putty is the go to solution in plumbing projects but you need to know how to use plumbers putty first.

Did you look at the manufacturers manual. You can even use plumber s putty for a stainless steel sink. Plumbers putty is most often used to put together sinks and seal them to prevent water leaks. For setting frames faucets and basket strainers use this oatey 9 oz.

The putty used to seal the inside of a faucet to make it watertight is often referred to as plumber s putty although this putty prevents water from seeping in or out the putty itself can seep out and cause dark stains on the counter around the faucet as a porous stone granite is especially susceptible to these oily stains. Two different types of plumbers putty. When installing a drain or garbage disposal you can use plumber s putty for cast iron porcelain and plastic sinks. Sometimes its fine sometimes it leached oil into the sink or counter staining it.

Why is plumber s putty needed. Plumbers putty depending on the basket strainers some come with a rubber washer. As a licence master plumber i use plumbers putty all the time to seal drains in sinks and baths. Stain free plumber s putty on granite marble quartz sandstone and other natural porous materials.

Careful to buy the right putty if you have a stainless steel sink you can use either kind of putty if you have a granite composite sink you need putty that will not stain the sink first thing you want to do is cut out the old plumbing.