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Shower pan leak

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  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 3,088

    I have backed these gaskets up with black or clear silicone. Since doing so, and with the proper fit, I have had little to no problems. It's just a small insurance step that seems to work. It gives me a little more peace of mind when done.

  • skyline137
    skyline137 Member Posts: 77
    edited May 21

    I don’t know if that gasket hardened and shrunk or was that size originally. I only have the new gasket to compare it to. Either way I’m not using it because it leaked. There are a lots of posts on different DIY forums about leaking shower pan seals. The same gasket is mentioned in alot of them.

  • jumper
    jumper Member Posts: 2,587

    I DuckDucked SiouxChief but couldn't find what I was searching for. There's a funnel system to catch any leakage past primary drain.

  • skyline137
    skyline137 Member Posts: 77

    The gasket was installed correctly, wasn’t old, maybe 5 years it shouldn’t have leaked and ruined the ceiling below. Had I had the two in the photos I definitely would’ve used the largest one.

  • GGross
    GGross Member Posts: 1,990
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1897046#Comment_1897046

    you may be thinking of a linear shower drain? basically a trench drain for your shower

    https://www.siouxchief.com/Products/823-T2A72V

  • skyline137
    skyline137 Member Posts: 77

    it’s all good now with a toilet tank to bowl gasket compressed and forced into the drain between pipe and pan cup. The fit is very tight with having to coax that gasket into place.

    GGross

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