Questions tagged [leak]
For questions generally relating to the unwanted permeation of water or other liquid, indoor/outdoor air, or fuel gas through a barrier designed to contain it, including identification, repair, and prevention techniques, tools and materials.
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How can I safely clean up a Zinc Chloride battery leak?
As we changed old batteries, a rusty liquid was smeared on the floor and hands. I wiped it up and opened the window, but the metallic smell lingers in the room still.
Is the metallic smell from the ...
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lawn irrigation valve box filling up with water
I noticed an irrigation control box filling up with water even when the sprinklers and gate valve were off. In order to trace the leak I removed approx 4 inches of dirt to reveal the fittings. I ...
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Coal room basement leak: seal the chute or fix the drainage?
My 1920s house was originally an L shape, with the chimney and coal furnace at a rear corner of the main range under the living room (think the top, inside corner of the vertical arm of the L, if ...
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How to Fix Busted Pipe Under Slab
I have an iron pipe underneath my slab. I busted it this morning when I was working on an adjacent pipe. It is a seam-split, parallel to the pipe's axis (i.e. the split runs long-ways on the pipe).
I ...
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Hot Water Heater leaks through drainage spigot after flushing
I flushed my hot water heater several months ago. Ever since, it has leaked through the drainage spigot.
I've tried to tighten it to a point where it looks like it stops, but it starts again soon ...
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Is the U bend in my A/C condensation drain needed?
Is the U-bend (in 1st picture) necessary?
I'm guessing it's preventing backflow of gas from the drain.
My A/C (heatpump) is leaking condensation.
BACKGROUND
TESTING:
Disconnected the drain pipe ...
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Capping a leaky outdoor faucet, good idea?
I have an old outdoor faucet that is leaking water. The switch of the water source is very old and hard to turn to stop the water supply to this faucet. I wonder if I can buy something to cap it to ...
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Can you diagnose coolant leak in a refrigerator by blowing hot air on the back?
An "engineer" has recently investigated my 10+ (that's my estimation - we bought it together with our apartment) year old Smeg FB30 refrigerator and claimed that the coolant gas is leaking from the ...
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Is this a condensation problem or. A roof leak problem?
Noticed a water spot on my unused bathroom ceiling.
Crawled into the attic And found this is right below the sewer vent.
In my kitchen there is another similar stain right around another drain pipe ...
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How to fix a garbage disposal pipe leak?
I have a slowly dripping joint where the disposal meets the drain pipe. I want to fix it myself and thought to just seal it with some sealant. What sealant should I use and/or should I not seal it, ...
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Concerns about broken washer found in water supply
Today I've notice black particles in the water from a faucet. Upon removing the aerator, I noticed chunks of plastic nearly clogging it. It appears to be from a washer. I don't know where it comes ...
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How to fix leak coming from pressure gauge on water tank?
The pressure gauge that is located outside of my water tank is dripping about twice a minute. It seems like this is something I could simply replace but I wanted to get some advice as this is ...
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Should I worry about these white marks on my exterior wall?
Below is a picture of one of the corners of my house
You can notice the white mineral efflorescence that formed on the wall
The patio starts just off that wall, quite a large one, rectangular shape ...
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How can I stop this downspout leak?
The image is outside of my house where the down drain leads away from the house. The water flows in the direction of the arrows, and leak occurs where the "T" connector connects to the outlet. I tried ...
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How do I stop a leak in a refrigerator water line connection?
I have a copper water line going into my refrigerator. It's leaking at the connector line in the attached picture. It looks like the leak is not from the fridge, but from the connection line, right ...
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How to fix a leaking bath tub overflow drain?
My bath tub is over the kitchen on the second floor. It appears the bath tub overflow drain leaks a sizeable amount. At times the kids aren't paying attention and the water goes in. The water leaks ...
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How can I fix this persistently leaky shower faucet?
Several weeks ago water began slowly dripping from the shower head in our master bath. Also, the underside of the hot water faucet is wet long after the water has been turned off and the shower has ...
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How do I keep my well pump connections from leaking?
Well, I asked the question at the end of last season on which hoses to get. The new Summer season is upon us and I've located some comparable hoses (could not find the exact ones mentioned, but found ...
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What to do with a leaking ceiling
I live in New York with 45 degree temperatures, and after heavy rain last night I have leaking ceilings all over my house. Water is just seeping through the ceiling, drops and stops. The water dries ...
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how to prevent water leaking to basement
Bought my first house.
some water was spelled in the bathroom,
but i found that it is dripping in the basement.
is there anything I can do to protect the basement from future leaking
do I have to ...
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Toilet leaking into bowl. Identified part, just not its name or how to fix
After looking up several tutorials (cleaning the rubber ring in the base of the dual flush system, adjusting the overflow pipe, etc.) I've realised the problem is the water isn't shutting off when the ...
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Appropriate under sink coupling
I recently detected a small leak coming from my bathroom sink. I started disassembling and found the pipe connecting the p-trap to the wall was only loosely fitted to the wall side of the connection.
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Window is leaking into stucco
I have some water that has worked its way into the baseboard of my house. The leak is directly below the corner of a window. It looks like the previous owner had the stucco repaired but a gap has ...
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Leaking bathroom sink?
My sink is leaking and I’m sure it’s from the lock nut (I’ve put an arrow on the pic at where the water seems to be coming from).
Can anyone guide me on how to fix it? (Preferably by replacing the ...
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Kitchen sink drain pipe leaking inside the wall
I'm remodeling my kitchen and installed the new sink this week but noticed that any time the water runs, water emerges from inside the wall, near the drain pipe and as a result, the fiberglass ...
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Caulk around bottom of toilet?
We just got a lovely new vinyl bathroom floor put in. The edges (wall, tub) are nicely caulked but not the base of the toilet.
I did read What kind of caulk to use in order to caulk the toilet to ...
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Questions about a fire suppression system breaking
I own and live in a condo unit. There is a fire suppression system that runs between the walls of each unit. The unit is about 15 years old.
5 years ago, after an extremely cold night, I walked in ...
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Who should I call for a roof drain leak?
We have a balcony above our garage attached to the house, that is surrounded by 3 stucco walls and has a drain in the middle that leads into our garage.
Example of random balcony with drain similar ...
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How high is shower waterproofing treatment supposed to be?
We noticed a sudden water leak while deep cleaning the master shower with the removable shower head, and quickly found the culprit - the tile "bench" in the shower had a grout joint that has ...
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Toilet water running when full.
Our water bill tripled last month. For the past year or so, two of our toilets make a leaking sound and a hissing sound. We had a friends plumber come and fix it and it seems to have only made the ...
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How can I cap off an old, partially-exposed cast iron pipe when a qwik cap won't do?
I'm trying to cap off an old cast iron pipe that's leaking in our basement.
The pipe used to be connected to a downspout on the outside and to the sewer on the inside, but it's now disconnected on ...
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Shower in another room leaks when bath is running
I have a free-standing bath in my bedroom and a separate shower stall in an adjacent room.
When we run hot water in the bath the shower head starts running-- not just a drip... more like moderate ...
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Leaking threaded connection to shower valve
I have a threaded joint to a shower valve that has a small leak. I used teflon tape, however the joint isn't fully sealed. Ive read on the proper technique and such so I'm not looking for how to do it ...
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How to fix a leak in an inaccessible bathtub fixture?
Back to my previous homeowners doing weird things.
When we got the home inspection, one of the things the inspector noted that for the large jetted tub in the master bath, there was no access panel ...
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Toilet tank running into bowl
So our pump kept going off randomly as well as our tank running out of water. I put a couple of drops of food colouring in this toilet tank and sure enough the toilet bowl filled with colored water. ...
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How to tighten threaded pipe in an existing assembly of pipes
I have a brass pipe with threaded joints coming into the house from the street that has a leaking joint. I can't see how it can be tightened without loosening the joint at the other end of the pipe. ...
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How to fix a leaking concrete ceiling?
We are occupying the second floor of a 4 story apartment complex. We have recently moved in and all 4 floors are now occupied. The occupant in the first floor says his bedroom ceiling is leaking with ...
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Does water hardness affect the life of copper pipes?
We have just completed the renovation works of our old home in Toronto. A short while later the pipes in bathrooms began to leak. The plumber may have used lower quality materials or lower class ...
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Can earthing of a building degrade over time
The building is almost 12 years old. We didn't have this problem before. But in this last 2-3 days some residents complained they have experienced shock coming form the pipeline of bathroom even after ...
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Brass central heating elbow joint leaking at connection to plastic pipe
Since removing a radiator to decorate a room I've had a slow leak in the central heating. Luckily I've found where it is - directly below said radiator - I must have moved it about too much in the ...
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Honeywell Humidifier Leaking Near Overflow Tube
My humidifier is leaking. It is leaking at the drain assembly. The assembly itself has some designed openings that don't make much sense to me. The water is collecting there and dripping out slowly....
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What's the best way to seal a small leak on a sprinkler pump inlet PVC pipe where a siphoning system has been tapped?
On my sprinkler system I installed, about 4 months ago, a system that siphons, from a large tank, a mixture of fertilizer and iron stain inhibitor. The system works fine but it had to be installed by ...
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dripping water from the shower area
Just moved into our new rented apartment and having trouble keeping the water from dripping out the bath tub area.
the side of the shower curtain that is closer to the shower head is okay as we have ...
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Will thicker o-ring stop this faucet leak?
My countertop dishwasher requires attaching an adapter to the kitchen faucet. My landlord replaced the faucet yesterday (which had a leak in another place regardless of dishwasher). Now when I attach ...
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Is this really inductive/capacitive coupling, and is this remediation practical?
I have replaced some 25W light bulbs with 4W LED-filament bulbs with 2700K emission. The light is equivalent if not superior, and 25W incandescent bulbs are becoming increasingly difficult to find.
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How can I fix a leaking expansion tank?
My expansion tank hangs vertical from a pipe. It leaks from where the tank connects to the pipe. I can see some pipe dope where it connects. What can I do?
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Roof Flashing to Brick Wall: Leaks
I have an addition that is attatched to a brick exterior wall, and it appears that the copper counterflashing has come loose from the roof, and is now causing a leak inside the addition. Is it ...
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Can you remove a tin roof and install insulation and re-attach the tin roof?
Hello from Hobart Tasmania. I have purchased 1930's weatherboard cottage with a tin roof. The roof is insulated in the main part of the house (i.e., in the attic) but the additions on the house are ...
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Repair water leak around gas line in foundation
I've noticed during heavy rains that I get water leaking through the wall of my foundation, about 2 feet below grade, where an old capped off gas line enters the basement.
Looking around online I've ...
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Is it possible to over tighten adapters, valves, etc, causing leaks?
My son replaced the sillcock valve easily enough, using plumber's tape at the connections, but there is a tiny drip from the adapter and now the water shut-off valve. The home was built in 1990.
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