Thom as Moe
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Hello. I have a freestanding tub I am installing. The drain connection provided is cheap to me.
Vanity Art brand. As shown in pics, the connection on the tub is a 1 1/2" threaded horizontal plastic. A mechanism to open the drain plug is also attached, the skinny hose connected to control knob on top of tub. Also has overflow drain.
They provided the awful flex pipe which I would rather not use. It's very thin, will catch debris etc.
I understand the proper way is to connect with a brass drain extension and connect to a flange connector such as a Jacuzzi MZ20000. I have around 8" in floor joist to bottom of P trap as shown in pic.
With the horizontal threaded drain connection, not sure how to add the brass drain extension? Add a threaded 90? I worry that the seemingly cheap plastic may crack when setting the tub and drain extension into the flange?
I could just get rid of the existing connections but that would render my drain control knob obsolete as well as the overflow drain.
I just don't want to use that flex pipe!
Thanks! Tom
Vanity Art brand. As shown in pics, the connection on the tub is a 1 1/2" threaded horizontal plastic. A mechanism to open the drain plug is also attached, the skinny hose connected to control knob on top of tub. Also has overflow drain.
They provided the awful flex pipe which I would rather not use. It's very thin, will catch debris etc.
I understand the proper way is to connect with a brass drain extension and connect to a flange connector such as a Jacuzzi MZ20000. I have around 8" in floor joist to bottom of P trap as shown in pic.
With the horizontal threaded drain connection, not sure how to add the brass drain extension? Add a threaded 90? I worry that the seemingly cheap plastic may crack when setting the tub and drain extension into the flange?
I could just get rid of the existing connections but that would render my drain control knob obsolete as well as the overflow drain.
I just don't want to use that flex pipe!
Thanks! Tom