Connecting Bathtub Drain

This drop in drain works with freestanding bathtubs installed on concrete slabs and similar scenarios when no under floor access is available.

Connecting bathtub drain. Here are a few bathtub drain schematics and bathtub plumbing diagrams. A drain t fitting needs to be put on the overflow pipe. You can replace just this plate at your hardware store for a few dollars. These drains attach on top of your sub floor but below the cement or tile floor.

How did this project turn out. If you have to hold your drain lever down for the tub to drain it is more than likely the tension spring on the back of the overflow plate. Then attach the drain to the new tub and connect the overflow drain. The drain basket which connects to the drain shoe and the drain overflow which connects to the drain shoe pipe.

When these two parts connect together. Connecting a trap to a vertical drain with a wye fitting and a 45 degree elbow seems like a good idea. The asymmetrical top flange eases the installation process in constricted areas. A tub drain consists of two separate parts.

We show all the steps and hope the tips help you with your project. The rubber gasket on the bathtub should be put on the part that hooks to the tub. This tutorial shares how to install a bathtub drain for a delta acrylic tub. As water drains down the steep slope at the wye it can create a siphon effect such that water will be sucked out of the trap.

Next set the tub in place and secure it to the studs using the vertical lip around the outside of it. And the empty trap will allow sewer gas to flow into your home. Connect the drain and overflow pipes to the drain t fitting. Slide the nut and washer onto the overflow pipe as well as the drain shoe.