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Shower drain cover seal comes off

boardtc · 2022-02-09 18:17:22

I have a shower drain cover seal that is the perfect size for my drain and works great except the outer ring only stays on for a limited number of showers and then falls off :-( I have already tried a replacement and it lasted a bit longer but the same thing happened: I was thinking of maybe gorilla glueing the edge of the…

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09-02-2022 7:17pm

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I have a shower drain cover seal that is the perfect size for my drain and works great except the outer ring only stays on for a limited number of showers and then falls off :-( I have already tried a replacement and it lasted a bit longer but the same thing happened:

I was thinking of maybe gorilla glueing the edge of the metal ring before fitting back on the black o ring? Any ideas apprciated.

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#2 09-02-2022 9:58pm
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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058232208/shower-drain-cover-seal-comes-off

Instead of Gorrila glue, clean and dry both surfaces with some paper towel (or bog roll if it's handier) then stick the metal ring back into position with a smearing of clear silicone or clear tec7. This can then be removed later when accessing the drain without doing any damage to the shower tray.

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