When There's No Water In The Kitchen
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
August 14, 2016 12:15pm CST
A few nights ago, I discovered a leak under the kitchen sink when I heard dripping water even though the faucet was shut. I texted the plumber the next day, but he's not yet available.
Since then, we only open the gate valve under the sink when it's time to cook and shut it off after cleaning up the kitchen. A plastic basin catches the drips during that time.
The rest of the time, we use the water from 3 pitchers that we fill and refill and put next to the sink. (2 are metal, 1 plastic, all with lids).
I find them easier to use and less messy than using a bucket and plastic scooper. Others use big empty softdrink bottles or put a picnic jug with a spigot.
What's your temporary solution when there's no water from the kitchen faucet?
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22 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 Aug 16
@jstory07 really? how did you learn to fix things?
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@story07 are you a handy-woman?! 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
Just like you , the faucet at our kitchen sink cannot be closed tightly , so every night , we close it . We fill a pail by the kitchen sink's floor when we do that . Though you are right it can get messy because when we dip it cannot be helped that sometimes there would be spills on the floor .
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
that's why when i thought about using pitchers, we never used the pail again. you also don't have to bend down anymore to scoop water since you can put pitchers right there next to the sink.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
@hereandthere We also have a big pitcher next to the sink , just in case at night , you would like to wash your hands . 
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@koopharper (7532)
• Canada
14 Aug 16
We currently don't have a kitchen faucet or sink installed in the kitchen. We have a hand pump for water. I'm hoping to change all that before winter.
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@koopharper (7532)
• Canada
16 Aug 16
@hereandthere No dishwasher and the hand pump is actually inside.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
@koopharper does it have hot and cold water? i mean isn't handwashing difficult during the winter months?
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@Letranknight2015 (51597)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
tomorrow will be a maintenance here so I think it's best that i get to save water as much as I can before tomorrow.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
the water pressure is still low here, so we're still lucky compared to other areas. i hope you have enough containers and the maintenance work will not take too long.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
One time it happened to us, too. 2 days before it was fixed and 2 days of MacDos and take-out foods from our favorite Asian restaurant.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
i think the rich people stay in hotels when there's water and power interruption.
we're quite lucky we never totally lost water, just low water pressure until now.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
how much chlorine do you put in it?
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shabu hahahaha.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Aug 16
same deal, lots of pitchers, turning the water on and off, etc.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
ii just don't like the bending down and reaching under the sink part.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Aug 16
@hereandthere we had to turn our water off the last time outside. so there was lots of running outside to the yard, flipping it on, showering as fast as you could, refilling everything, and running back outside, then in the mud because that's where the leak was, and turning it off, then trying to clean off the mud with a cloth and bucket, lol
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
I never experience that because every time our faucet is destroyed or has leaks, my husband immediately repair it. Good thing he knows plumbing works.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Aug 16
i feel a greater sense of loss when water is wasted than a light bulb left on from morning to night.
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@Shiva49 (26280)
• Singapore
19 Aug 16
@hereandthere I am careful not to waste our precious resources - siva
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@fcmondez (413)
• Quezon, Philippines
14 Aug 16
I call the plumber. LOL can't stay that long without water in the faucet. But for a short time I might use some of the mineral water we have delivered for drinking.
In the province we have this kind of problem so we have really big containers used for storing water.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 Aug 16
because this plumber is so "in-demand" he never runs out of '"contracts." hahaha! but i'll definitely text him again tomorrow.
we also have an outside sink, so that helps.
we also have a big container at the back of the house always filled with water next to the washing machine.
@fcmondez (413)
• Quezon, Philippines
14 Aug 16
@hereandthere So I guess you are good to go till the plumber becomes available. :)
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@excellent10 (360)
• Israel
15 Aug 16
We had such a problem. Professional corrected it. You need a plumber or attempt to repair yourself by online information..
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
we're still waiting for the plumber because there are other things here we'd like him to look at, too.
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@Ujjawal29 (245)
• New Delhi, India
14 Aug 16
That is too much work for you. Contact another plumber. The way i see it is that you are doing a lot of work
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
14 Aug 16
not really. we have another sink just outside the kitchen. but yes, i will text the plumber again tomorrow.
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@Ujjawal29 (245)
• New Delhi, India
14 Aug 16
@hereandthere Hope the problem gets resolved soon.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Aug 16
I have never had that situation but I guess I would get water from the bathroom sink either upstairs or down. .
@moffittjc (119140)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Aug 16
I had that very same thing happen to me a few years ago, and when I called around to try and get a plumber, they either weren't available or they wanted to charge astronomical fees. So I ended up going to Home Depot, found an employee in their plumbing department that actually knew what he was talking about, and he walked me through all the steps to fix the sink. I think bought the supplies I needed, and then went home and fixed the sink myself.
we have no faucet in the mountain and water is always available even during El Niño 
