Bath waste silicone or use top washer?

[Mgrant]

When installing a bath wash that comes with a foam top washer, do you use this or throw it and use silicone? Also do most people put silicone on the bottom washer always?

 

[JCplumb]

A sausage of plumbers mait on the top, silicone on the bottom.

 

[townfanjon]

Silicone top and bottom for me

 

[Mgrant]

Silicone top and bottom for me

Thanks do you not use the top washer then?

 

[kris]

Never use the top foam washer , i always use silicone , the washers that come with wastes arent any good especially as the fibre glass baths are never smooth ,

 

[Paulplumb]

I throw the foam washer and use silicone.

 

[townfanjon]

Thanks do you not use the top washer then?

Nah , sling them everytime

 

[Best]

The foam washers really aren't any use for anything.
I use Forever white silicone top and bottom.
Silicone on both sides of washer also

 

[Mgrant]

Thanks, does anyone bother with a bit of silicone on the tap washer if its having a shower ran of the bath taps. ,?

 

[Best]

Thanks, does anyone bother with a bit of silicone on the tap washer if its having a shower ran of the bath taps. ,?

How do you mean?
If you are thinking of do taps or tap mixers require sealing to the bath, - then, yes they do.
The amount of water is a lot going around taps and I like to centre the taps on the holes in the bath and prefer to silicone them in place.