rubber maid drains

[john C]

OK this has got me going both of my 300 gals are leaking at the drain. there are a gasket at both sides. i put thread tape on threads tightened the nut leak then backed the nut off and tightened the nut leaked tried a different gasket for the inner side of the tub leaked. what am i doing wrong? do i have the nut on the wrong way? is the plug suppose to go on the inside of the tub. i am hot !!

 

[stingrayguy]

outta the 7 rubber maids Ive had.. they all leaked when I got them. I used the all glass silicon that you get at home depot.. put it on the threads... and put the drain plug in. And never had anymore problems

 

[stingray man]

mine leaked two when i got home all mine neededd was a little tightning

 

[Brent]

i used silicon on mine also and it worked
the gaskets they come with are horrible

 

[Nic]

I never had a problem with mine....

 

[john C]

thanks i did not want to resort to silicon but i sure don't want them to leak. hey Brad or Brent did you guy silicon the inside as well especially were that blk. square is?

 

[Brent]

i siliconed everywhere in side and out then used teflon tape for the threaded portion

 

[john C]

hey i got one drain to stop leaking have not tested the other my only concern is that the one that doesn't leak now is not even a quarter way full and say i fill it up with no problem maybe it decides to leak somewhere down the road. maybe i should just silicone the dam thing. i just would like to get one cycling now i have been trying to get this together for ever now. what would you do ?

 

[Brent]

silicon it its no big deal just a little extra security
use aquarium silicon

 

[holmes14]

ya silicone it, why not?