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DIY & Home Improvement

Nac Mac Feegle

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13. You should be OK as you are

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 10:38 PM

Aug 2016

As said above, the three holes are for the overflow. The sink has passages to use them. The seal is taken car of at the very bottom of the sink where the big 'nuts' are tightened, there should have been gaskets (that's H, I, and J in the instructions). As long as "J" is tight, you won't have a leak. Don't worry.

Hope this helps.

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New sink install, weird drain. [View all] hermetic Aug 2016 OP

I'm not sure what you are talking about. rusty quoin Aug 2016 #1

Not those 3 holes hermetic Aug 2016 #2

Can you post some pictures? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #3

Pictures hermetic Aug 2016 #5

Those holes are for the overflow. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #7

First I want to complement you on your beautiful sink. rusty quoin Aug 2016 #8

I have a rule of thumb. Three trips to the hardware/plumbing store for plumbing work Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #9

HA! That is so right on hermetic Aug 2016 #11

Did you get it all figured out? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #12

Thanks hermetic Aug 2016 #10

I'm not plumber, but I've done quite a bit of it, rusty quoin Aug 2016 #4

See pics above. hermetic Aug 2016 #6

You should be OK as you are Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2016 #13