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We bought a cultured marble vanity top w/o an overflow opening. To go with it, I bought a Moen faucet that came with a plastic drain that has 2 overflow holes in the drain threads above the rubber gasket. I should've bought a faucet with the proper drain but I simply didn't know.
I installed everything and noticed a leak above the rubber gasket. I tightened it some more and it still leaks water that comes out of the holes and runs down the threads. If those overflow holes weren't there it wouldn't leak. Besides even if it didn't leak, water and gunk would get trapped in the space between the gasket and the holes and start to smell I imagine.
Basically I was wondering if I should plug the holes with a combo of teflon tape on the threads and a bead of silicon in the hole through the inside of the drain?
I saw a video of someone putting putty above the gasket to seal it but again I don't want smelly water getting trapped in that space.
I went to Home Depot to look for a drain w/o overflow holes but they didn't have any. There were some online but they were a 3rd of the price of the faucet.
I installed everything and noticed a leak above the rubber gasket. I tightened it some more and it still leaks water that comes out of the holes and runs down the threads. If those overflow holes weren't there it wouldn't leak. Besides even if it didn't leak, water and gunk would get trapped in the space between the gasket and the holes and start to smell I imagine.
Basically I was wondering if I should plug the holes with a combo of teflon tape on the threads and a bead of silicon in the hole through the inside of the drain?
I saw a video of someone putting putty above the gasket to seal it but again I don't want smelly water getting trapped in that space.
I went to Home Depot to look for a drain w/o overflow holes but they didn't have any. There were some online but they were a 3rd of the price of the faucet.
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