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Posted by Speedy Jim on February 6, 2007, 10:34 pm
mtco wrote:
> A few days ago I asked a question about a (possibly?) incorrectly
> installed shower drain. The problem is that the shower drain strainer
> won't fit on top of the shower drain the way it was designed to -- the
> top of the drain seal (as well as that of the drain pipe) are too high,
> interfering with some bent "tabs" on the strainer.
>
> The diagram below shows the problem installation:
>
> ------------ <--- shower drain strainer
> | | <--- small tabs bent to point downward
> ___ ___
> '--... ...--'
> ||| ||| <--- Middle ring: Drain Seal
> |'| |'| <--- Outer ring: PVC shower drain
> | |
> | | <--- Inner ring: PVC drain pipe
> | |
>
>
> From what I gathered, a correct installation should look like this:
>
> ------------ <--- shower drain strainer
> | | <--- small tabs bent to point downward
> ___ ___
> '--. .--'
> ||| ||| <--- Middle ring: Drain Seal
> ||| ||| <--- Outer ring: PVC shower drain
> | |
> | | <--- Inner ring: PVC drain pipe
> | |
>
> That is, the top of the drain piper should be about half an inch lower,
> and the drain seal should be pushed further down.
>
> My questions: Should I bother to trim the excess length of the installed
> PVC drain pipe? And if so, how can/should it be done?
I would not bother to trim it. But if you're interested,
there is a special tool made just for the purpose.
You'd have to ask at a plumbing supply house.
I suppose one could grind a bevel with a Dremel
or the like.
Jim
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