![]() ![]() It’s easy to remove a bathtub trip lever and replace it with a functional overflow plate and new tub stopper. It’s frustrating when water slowly leaks down and drain and you have to keep adding water to keep a tub full. And thanks for your help and interest.If the tub stopper through your trip lever just isn’t holding water like it should, it might be time to replace it. It's such a success story that I can't imagine it not being so. And even if your structure stays in tact, there's always mold to be concerned about which could destroy your home if someone's allergic. should only use this system and the 100 year old flat gasket on the outside of your tub should be banned because those flat gaskets will break down some day more or less based on chlorine content and age and grade of rubber used.Īnd after all, what do you want to spend: $9.99 for the BlueVue or the thousands of dollars required to replace the ceiling underneath your tub. I think ALL tubs from homes to apartments to hotels, etc. The Cover plate is for looks if you don't have the trip lever, and if you do, then the cover plate only serves to pull the drain stopper up and down, off or on. So you have an open hole from your inner tub into your drain pipe. The beauty of this system is that the key is the seal on the inside of your tub between the blue flat part with the aluminum gasket on top. He favors the newer BlueVue and he sent me both to try and the blue rubber is softer and seems to be a better "stick" factor to the tub surface. I spoke with the owner/inventor Tim and forgot to ask about that but will, but I wanted to mention that he makes and owns patents on both the black one (called the Ultimate) and the blue one (called the BlueVue). The blue rubber is a bit tacky to the touch and I'm now thinking when it is placed against the bath tub inner surface, it adheres perfectly and 100% such that no additional goo of any kind is needed and might actually block the water flow from the bottom of the cover plate if you put too much like I think I did. The only question mark for me is whether I should't have used the Plumber's Putty. The way both the Black and Blue version of the gasket with the spout are designed are to mount from the inside of the tub into the drain pipe on the outside of your tub whether you have the cover plate with or without the trip lever. The video is just a bit big to upload, so I uploaded to my server if allowed to do is at: Because the beveled washer is softer, I'm thinking the putty wouldn't be needed.īut to conclude, I'm at a loss why I can't find our 1930's tub set online, or any pro plumbers who recognize ours. I could cut it easily but if it turns out to be needed, I'd have destroyed it.Īnother idea is: since the space around the drain spout is about 1/4" - I could sand the beveled soft drain washer so it's 1/4" around and then install it instead of the 1/8" hard rubber washer and putty. Actually it's thin enough I probably could bend it over to then force it out the tub hole. It's diameter is larger than the tub overflow hole, so I can't remove it. I can't begin to figure out what it its tsp purpose is actually. ![]() The thin metal gasket sits flush seated just inside the drain spout so doesn't seem to be an issue. The tub > putty > 1/8" gasket > putty > drain spout Since the usual 3" diameter gasket is too thick, I found a 3" x 1/8" which I was able to slip in between the tub and drain down spout. If it does you'll see the issues/problem instantly Hopefully your website will allow the video upload. I took a short video which shows the structure, inner metal gasket and double threaded screws. The repair must be done from inside the tub. At best there's 1/4" opening and there isn't a door to get to the tub. There isn't enough room to slip the standard beveled replacement rubber gasket between the tub and drain spout. Overall it functions like all the overflow drains you see in store except for the 2 internally threaded screws and the think metal gasket which neither I or 3 different plumbing stores have ever seen before! Theses screws are also threaded internally in order to take the screws that both pull the drain spout forward against the tub and also hold the chrome cover plate that goes on the outside of the tub and raises & lowers the drain stopper. The down spout has a left & right threaded lug where screws go that hold the thin metal gasket against the drain spout.ĥ. A very thin metal gasket after the rubber gasketĤ. A broken hardened runner gasket that is leakingĢ. ![]() I unscrewed the cover plate and find behind the tub:ġ. We bought a 1932 home last year and notice when the bath water fills up to the overflow, it leaks to the dining room ceiling.
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