Bathtub drain connector

A method of connecting a bathtub drain to a drain pipe in a floor, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a body pipe having an inlet, an outlet, a passageway therebetween, and a flange for attaching the body pipe to the floor;
• connecting the body pipe outlet to the drain pipe in the floor and attaching the flange to the floor;
• providing a piston pipe having an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway therebetween, the piston pipe further comprising a first seal retaining groove on an exterior surface of the piston pipe for retaining a seal configured to form a watertight seal between the piston pipe and the body pipe when the piston pipe is received in the body pipe passageway, and a second seal retaining groove on the exterior surface of the piston pipe between the first seal retaining groove and the piston pipe inlet for retaining the seal, or a second seal configured to form a watertight seal between the piston pipe and the body pipe when the piston pipe is shortened by removing a section thereof that includes the first seal retaining groove and excludes the second seal retaining groove;
• cutting the piston pipe between the first seal retaining groove and the second seal retaining groove to remove the section thereof that includes the first seal retaining groove;
• mounting the seal, or the second seal in the second seal retaining groove of the shortened piston pipe;
• inserting at least a portion of the shortened piston pipe including the second seal retaining groove through the body pipe inlet to be slidably received in the body pipe passageway;
• selectively positioning the shortened piston pipe within the body pipe passageway to set the piston pipe inlet at a desired height above the floor;
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• connecting the bathtub drain to the piston pipe inlet to allow water from the bathtub drain to pass through the piston pipe and the body pipe into the drain pipe.