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fuzzybear3965 OP t1_j756ub2 wrote

Reply to comment by JustAnotherTrickyDay in Help me reassemble this sink plumbing by fuzzybear3965

I think I solved it. The trick was to slide one of the gaskets (the white one) over the neck of the tube. The green gasket goes between the top of the tube and the base of the pipe coming out of the base of the sink. The white gasket forms a pressure fit between the female-threaded collar and the male threaded catch.

It's all assembled and everything's tight. I ran the sink for 20 minutes just to be sure. It took me two hours of trying every combination of attachments but I think it's solved.

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JustAnotherTrickyDay t1_j757420 wrote

Yep. You got it!

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fuzzybear3965 OP t1_j757fy7 wrote

I was only 90% sure until you said that. Now I'm 91% sure.

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JustAnotherTrickyDay t1_j757nso wrote

Lol, Well the green gasket is the one I would expect to see at the top but the white one looks a little different than what i would expect on the bottom joint but if it's working then I wouldn't worry about it.

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fuzzybear3965 OP t1_j757rcq wrote

What makes you think the green one goes at the top?

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JustAnotherTrickyDay t1_j7583w6 wrote

Cuz it looks like a tailpiece gasket. And experience.

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fuzzybear3965 OP t1_j758f7x wrote

Man, I wish I had experience. I could have saved myself a couple of hours and a lot of cursing. Also, I found a picture of what I did. I think it's legit: https://images.app.goo.gl/peq6BDiYcHQEXa6f8 .

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JustAnotherTrickyDay t1_j759hu0 wrote

You'll get there. Just keep working on stuff. I learned a lot through trial and error when I was younger.

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JustAnotherTrickyDay t1_j758teu wrote

I couldn't see your white gasket very well. but yes, what I would expect on the bottom of that tail piece is the one in the picture, the beveled gasket. In the it video looks kind of like it's flat but if it fits and it seals, that's all that matters. These things are not under much pressure.

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fuzzybear3965 OP t1_j7591zg wrote

Yeah, mine is flat, not beveled. I guess I just meant that the arrangement of components in that picture reminded me of my solution - my gasket/washer is shaped differently, though, you're right.

That's why I didn't even think to slide it over the neck. Even when I tried it I was worried it would tear. But, the material is pretty strong (I had to remove and attach it a couple of times because of wrong order of events) and it really snugs in tight. So, even though it's flat and thin I think it's the ticket.

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