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DIY & Home Improvement

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

2. Here's the order for a typical kitchen drain.. (without garbage disposal)

Reply to Ino (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 08:04 AM

Jul 2013

Metal / ceramic / etc flange of tailpiece -> plumber's putty -> sink lip -> rubber washer -> plastic or fiber washer -> nut.

Plumber's putty sounds like the bit you're missing. You roll it out like kid's clay into a small snake, and put it on the underside of the tailpiece flange. When you tighten the nut (with washer(s)), the putty squeezes out and you remove the excess when done.