A Persistant Leak
By Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19614)
London, England
September 1, 2022 2:59pm CST
Discovered a leak under the kitchen sink. After a bit of investigating I decided it was the cold water pipe to the washing machine. A quick trip to the plumbing shop for a new hose, five minutes work and all sorted.
Except the leak persisted. A more in-depth study and I found two pin holes producing a fine spray, that was very hard to see, in the fork of the plastic Y pipe.
Another trip to the plumb shop, £8 on shiny new parts and a short while later all replaced without leaks. I have been checking it regularly the last few days, so far so good!
I am not one of nature’s handy people, so I was quite pleased to get this small task right and saved about £80, or more, on calling out a plumber to do the job.
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10 responses
@JudyEv (342781)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Sep 22
Leaks can be the pits. We had one in the pipe under the hand-basin in the caravan - very difficult to get at - and it took ages to finally get it fully fixed. Until it was fixed, we had to flick a switch to turn the pump on, get the water we needed, flick the pump off and turn the tap to release the pressure. Plus I had to find somewhere else for all the towels. You did well to fix it yourself.
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@kaylachan (72766)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Sep 22
At least you got it, I think.
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@kaylachan (72766)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Sep 22
@Ronrybs That's all you can really do. Is try your level best.
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@RasmaSandra (81226)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep 22
Glad you got to save money and get your problem solved,
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@Deepizzaguy (104789)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Sep 22
Do it yourself projects are the best way to save money.
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@RebeccasFarm (90580)
• Arvada, Colorado
2 Sep 22
Glad you are handy to fix things.
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@RebeccasFarm (90580)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Sep 22
@Ronrybs Well some people couldnt even be that handy to do a simple matter they would rather pay thousands to get someone to con them
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@Ronrybs (19614)
• London, England
3 Sep 22
@RebeccasFarm If you've money to burn, not a problem, but these days who has that kind of cash!
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Well done. I have to do the same, the pipe of the dishwasher under the kitchen sinks, needs to be changed. I still have the pieces.
@Tampa_girl7 (50777)
• United States
3 Sep 22
It’s good that you could fix it yourself.
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