Questions tagged [kitchen-sink]
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Forious Pull Down Kitchen Faucet Head Noisy / High Vibration
My in-laws have a Forious kitchen faucet that is making a ton of noise when water flows through the faucet head. I suspect that it needs a good internal cleaning. In taking this faucet head apart, I ...
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Upstairs washer suds coming out of basement sink
I have a wash room directly above the basement kitchen. The clothes washer is on the same drain line as the downstairs kitchen sink. Every now and again suds come up past the p-trap into the sink ...
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How to redo this plumbing for one sided sink
It looks like both drains go into the wall and are attached with black tubing. We’re moving from a dual sided sink to a one sided. How can we do this?
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How do I fix my kitchen sink popper?
My kitchen sink has one of those little shelves in the drain that pop up and down
One day I went to pull it up and the whole think came apart.
This looks like it should be simple, but the thing is ...
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How to unscrew this screw under Kitchen Faucet?
I am looking to unscrew this under the kitchen faucet.
It seems a too tight of space below but top faucet is immovable. More I pull from top, and bottom gets more firm to the frame.
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What can I do about a drip under my kitchen sink?
For months, there has been a drip from the pipe under the kitchen sink. I have put a jug under to collect the drip from the pipe. It's time to fix it, and I would like your help in identifying steps ...
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How to fix kitchen sink leaking at threaded connector?
When I turn on the kitchen sink faucet, water streams out of a connector under the sink, about a cup a minute. I see the water coming out on the threaded connector identified by an arrow. The faucet ...
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What is white buildup at Kitchen drain P-trap connector?
I recently moved into a new place and noticed white buildup at/around the kitchen sink drain pipe at what I believe is the P-trap connection nut. What is it and how serious of an issue? If an issue ...
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Grandpa installed this kitchen faucet "once and forever." How do I put in new ball valves?
Pap fixed things using whatever he had around the house. Here's an example. God bless him, because his rigged up solution is the not the failure point. A hole has corroded through the 60 year old ...
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How do i install a new replacement sink that is smaller than my old sink?
I have a chrome sink that is a little over 32" in length and 19 inches and width. My new sink I bought is 31.49" in length and 18.1 inches in width.
So it's a little smaller both ways. How ...
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What is the thin pipe (looks like PVC) under the kitchen sink?
I have a straight thin pipe coming out of the wall under kitchen sink, similar to the one in the picture circled in red. As there is already a bigger drain pipe under the sink, this thin pipe seems to ...
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I'm trying to run a new water lines to an additional dwelling unit my problem is the only way that I see possible is to tap off the irrigation line1st [closed]
I installed a couple outside water spigots and lines for my raised bed gardening for my wife to make her happy which in turn made me happy. But I did that a couple years ago. I merely increased from a ...
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Water getting under edge of sink
I noticed a little evidence of water getting around the edge of my sink and I was thinking of adding clear caulk around the edge of the sink. I can’t see that there was any ever applied there. Would ...
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Can I detach the kitchen sprayer and leave it off? [closed]
Can I detach the sprayer from the kitchen sink and leave it off, or do I have to put the sprayer back on? Is there a cap you have to put on it?
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New kitchen faucet lost water pressure after running dishwasher
Ugh. So we had some issues with our dishwasher. I ended up fixing those and the dishwasher is now running normally.
Now, our kitchen sink has lost hot water pressure, it's just a trickle. We checked ...
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Improving under sink setup with drain close to sink bottom
Any suggestions on how I can improve the messy under sink set up below?
RO and dishwasher drain need to connect above drain level
Is the flexible P-Trap good enough for permanent installations?
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Grohe Veletto tap disassembly
Help opening a Grohe tap
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How do I open the nozzle end of this Grohe Veletto tap to clean it out?
After six years, there’s some build-up, and I think it’s making the spray button stick such that ...
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Slow Leak at Brass Fitting on Hot Water Line (Kitchen Sink)
I have a slow leak under my kitchen sink. It is from the hot water line to the faucet and dishwasher. I have tried replacing the brass fitting but it still leaks in the same spot. You can see the drip ...
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Under Sink Plumbing WTF
Recently bought a house that has this setup under the kitchen sink. The garbage disposal flows into other side of the sink, which seems obvious when looking at the tee connecting the two sides. ...
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What connector/fix for garbage disposal plumbing?
I bought my home a few years ago, no problems. Lately when I run the garbage disposal the dirty water will spew out of this gap between the pipes. It looks improperly connected (it's not connected, ...
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Not enough room for water stop valve below kitchen sink
I'm updating some of the piping below my kitchen sink and trying to understand options to repair a water stop valve that was broken when we moved in. The stop valve's wheel was separated and laying on ...
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Unable to detach kitchen faucet
I'm attempting to replace a kitchen faucet but unable to unscrew nuts holding the large stabilizing piece in place. I have them mostly unscrewed, but they are down against a plastic piece attaching a ...
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How can I reconfigure my kitchen sink drain to eliminate one bowl?
My current sink has 2 drains. The right-hand drain runs down and towards the left drain. When they meet, it drops straight down into the P-trap and then runs back towards the wall.
I am planning on ...
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How to fix a kitchen sink sprayer that is stuck in the ON position?
The squeeze handle on the kitchen sink sprayer somehow got stuck in the ON position and it won't turn off. If the sink faucet is turned on, it starts spraying. I can't get any of the pieces to budge ...
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Does My Garbage Disposal Outlet Need to Be Higher than This Drain Pipe?
I'm going to install a new sink in my kitchen island. The attached picture shows what the plumbing looks like with the old, shallow sink. My new sink is 3" deeper than this one in the picture. So,...
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Kitchen sink water not draining though there is no clogging
I'm reaching out to you all in a bit of a panic as I'm facing a perplexing issue with my kitchen sink and dishwasher. Recently, I noticed that the water in my kitchen sink was not draining properly. ...
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How to ensure code compliance for this kitchen sink drain work
I remodeled my kitchen installing larger/deeper sink and a new disposal. I am wondering if the installation meets the code in terms of the height difference between the disposal and the drain outlet ...
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No power to garbage disposal, unfamiliar duplex outlet
A couple of problems in my question. Originally, the garbage disposal (GD) functioned.
It is in the kitchen of a townhome plugged in under the sink. There is a single outlet with a top and bottom ...
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Is it a problem if my sink drain fittings aren't quite straight?
I had new kitchen counters and a deeper sink installed, which made re-connecting my garbage disposal a bit of a challenge. The drain is also further to the side, so I could no longer connect straight ...
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Where should I install drain for RO system?
Where should I install the drain pipe for an RO filter? I have heard that the drain pipe can get clogged if it’s directly after the disposal.
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What do you call a threaded sink strainer that doesn't seal when screwed-in?
Is there a keyword I can use to identify a type of sink strainer that screws into place such that it still allows water to flow when it's tightened (by hand)?
I'm looking for a sink strainer for my ...
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How do you remove the aerator from a Hans Grohe kitchen faucet/sprayer?
How do you disassemble this sprayer head to replace (or at least clean) the aerator? It says "Hans Grohe" on the front base of the faucet, but I can't find a model number. It was a "...
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kitchen cabinet plumbing
I am replacing my kitchen cabinets. I am not sure how to handle the 2in PCV drain from the sink- ie should I cut the PVC, make a hole in the cabinet and join the pipe or cut a "U" slot in ...
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Kitchen sink is leaking after running for a few seconds
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The kitchen sink drips where the black cylinder is after a few seconds of the water being on. I dont know if it is a tightning issue as it is hard to turn or the faucet. The ...
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Best way to join up d40 pipe from kitchen sink to sewer to fix leak
So this is the current situation. The corrugated pipe does fit into the sewage mains but every now and then it back leaks. I am hesitant between an O'Ring or a Pipe clamp. Could you let let know what ...
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Can you identify what is this blue hose under the sink?
Please see this image under the sink. The owner cannot identify what this hose is and it appears to not be connected to anything. Does anyone know what it is, possibly to an old garbage disposal ...
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Replacing flexible hose from 1.5 bowl sink
I have a 1.5 bowl sink in my kitchen. The smaller bowl has a flexible ridged hose that connects to the main bowls drain.
As it's a flexible hose it suffers from regular clogging due to the ridged ...
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How to disconnect the kitchen sprayer hose from its lead in a single-hole kitchen sink faucet
There's a pinhole leak in the mesh-reinforced PVC hose of our kitchen sink sprayer up where it connects to the hand-sprayer, so I need to find a replacement hose with the proper female-threaded ...
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What do these inserts from a reducing tee do?
A reducing tee underneath the kitchen sink is leaking small amounts of water. I'm planning to replace it. I've just purchased a replacement reducing tee, but I'm wondering what is the purpose of those ...
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So i just replaced kitchen faucet and now no water to dishwasher. I did not turn off the dishwasher hot water valve only one going to faucet
After replacing kitchen faucet my dishwasher is now not working I only turned off the hot water line and cold water lines to the faucet there is an extra shut off valve to the dishwasher which I did ...
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How to deal with the mold in kitchen
How do I deal with this in kitchen
Are all these just algae or something else ? Is it really harmful to health ? like we have to make sure it's 100% not there.
Here you can see light grey colour stuff ...
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Under sink leak
I just redid my kitchen cabinets, including changing to a new sink. The photo shows the pipe from the sink going to the floor.
I called the contractor to see if there's anything we can do. He came by ...
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Where can I find kitchen sinks with walls extending above the counter top? [closed]
Does anyone know how to find tall kitchen sinks? What I mean are like one that is deep but part of the walls are above the counter by multiple inches so that the depth is made up partly above the ...
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What stops a one-hole kitchen faucet from spinning?
I understand kitchen faucet to kitchen sink compatibility by a simple 1, 2, 3. If I have one hole, I need to get a one-hole kitchen faucet—two for two, and three for three.
As the image above shows, ...
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Fix kitchen sink leak / seal?
Kitchen sink leaks when there’s heavy water flow (Eg from the dishwasher). The water level seems to rise in the pipe and then it overflows where the pipe coming from the sink meets the pipe coming out ...
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Does this kitchen drain plumbing look correct?
I'm not a plumber by any means, but my kitchen renovation is already very over-budget so figured I'd attempt to connect my sink plumbing myself. I haven't glued this together, it's just dry fitted, ...
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How can I fix this leak in my kitchen sink?
The large grey nut keeps camming at the top of the threads, and as a result that black rubber gasket above it doesn't compress enough to form a seal. So, I'm unable to fill that side of my sink with ...
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Faucet gets loose and has to be hand tightened every couple of weeks
I'm visiting my parents in a few days and need some plumbing help.
They have a faucet in the in their kitchen that was solid for a couple of years, but then suddenly earlier this year it gets loose ...
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Kitchen sink not draining *immediately* upon moving in. Confused what advice applies to us!
This is a question that’s been asked quite a few times but every sink seems a little different. I just moved into a house and within 2 days of moving in the kitchen sink stopped draining… I’ve plunged ...
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Where does my p-trap start and end
I have a clogged kitchen sink and most videos show removing the p-trap if using a plunger does not work. However, my p-trap looks different than most videos I've seen. Usually the two "screws&...
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