My butler sink is leaking under the waste you can see in pic the drip top right, it's in utility so not main sink and I only just discovered it leaking What's best action? Put some silicone? Plumbers mait? Would it be worth re sealing the plug waste inside the sink or is it the washer leaking? It was a used sink and waste wasn't removed when fitted as I am not sure it will come out?! Thanks in advance!
The waste needs removing from sink and resealing, up to you what you use (silicon or plumbers mait) not a big job.
Is the waste hard to remove tho? Looks all dried up In there! How do I loosen the silicone? Is there a trick? Thanks for replying!
Or you could fit on of these. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Basin-Mat...Seal-Set-/251124822759?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Find yourself a large spanner or a wrench. First undo the plastic waste. Then undo the nut (looks like a metal nut from here) in an anti-clockwise direction, you may find that the drainer part in the sink start moving as well, if it does put a screwdiver in the holes to stop it spinning around. Clean out alltthe putty or silicone residue. The waste is 'slotted' in that it has slots cut out - this is where the surpless water enters if the sink overflows. It would be a good idea to align this in the same direction as the overflow waste.