But its all horses for courses, PTFE tape wouldnt work on what is being described with a waste, so I would always silicon it top and bottom as the washer never seal if you do it dry. You couldn't PTFE tape a flat washer.
No, right, I meant tape the lower leak, and don't cross thread it (obvs).
You can also tape the top one where the nut is - with a slotted waste you need a good seal between nut and thread too.
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But its all horses for courses, PTFE tape wouldnt work on what is being described with a waste, so I would always silicon it top and bottom as the washer never seal if you do it dry. You couldn't PTFE tape a flat washer.