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shane10 (AZ)
Under sink leaks can do a lot of damage, but they're usually fairly easy to pinpoint and repair. The water that is damaging the cabinet or the floor may be coming from the drainpipes, the supply hoses or even the faucet itself. The source is usually apparent as soon as you crawl under the sink with a flashlight. The repair often involves simply tightening a connection, but it can just as often be more complicated.
Assessing the Problem
Your first indication of a leak is often a water-soaked cabinet or floor, or it may be a pool of standing water. If the leak is coming from a pressurized water hose, spray will probably be immediately apparent.
Fixing Water-Supply Leaks
Water in the faucet supply hoses is under pressure, so it tends to spray or actively drip from loose connections or defective pipes. A common source of drips are shut-off valves with compression fittings that aren't as tight as they should be.
Fixing Drain Leaks
Leaks from a P-trap can be the result of loose connections, a blockage in the drainpipes or, in the case of a metal trap, corrosion. If the trap leaks after you've tightened all the compression nuts, it's prudent to remove it and give it a good cleaning.
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hj (AZ)
Slow drain problems are often caused by the drains in those vessel sinks, NOT the drain lines.
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packy (MA)
"Slow drain problems are often caused by the drains in those vessel sinks, NOT the drain lines."...
a fact well known to plumbers but nevertheless hidden from homeowners by the manufacturer.
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rokosz (NY)
I get the idea of manufacturer's hiding issues -- but these are two identical sinks, drain hardware and tail pipes.
Both drains and tailpipes run freely to the traps. How would a design flaw(?) above the counter cause trouble after the trap and only for one of the installed vessels?
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hj (AZ)
The same reason twin boys do not always grow up the same.
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Author:
stuckinlodi (MO)
Are you gonna tell that Cain & Abel story?
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rokosz (NY)
twins may grow up, but sinks do not. manufacturer design or production flaws would have had the sink choking from the beginning, so the question remains: Why the bizarre water draining scenario? Obviously some sort of "stoppage", some place. Any hydro-engineers on this board that can unpack the physics of this scenario and maybe point a finger at some possibilities?
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hj (AZ)
They were not twins. Jacob and Esau were the twins, but even they were not "identical" twins.
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stuckinlodi (MO)
ok, I guess I got my Sunday school history mixed up, Cain and Abel weren't twins but they each had a twin sister that later became their wives. Not many people around at that point in time.
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hj (AZ)
Yes, there was a very limited selection at that time.
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hj (AZ)
There are many possibilities for "discrepencies" any of which could cause your symptoms. The drains NOT opening the same distance could be one of them.
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