When I got home tonight, I discovered my kitchen sink is leaking (happy New Year!). After a bit of poking around, I believe I determined the source of the problem: It is a bolt that, upon discovery, was not tightened as much as it could have been. I tightened it as much as I could with my hands, but it is still leaking a small amount.
Before I call a plumber and drop a few hundred bucks and look like an idiot becasue this is the easiest thing in the world to fix, does anyone know if this is just a quick little thing that someone who doesn't know a thing about these things can fix?
My guess is that the bolt was shaken loose when the garburator was on earlier in the day. But who knows. Here are some pics:
You really only use plumbers putty on the flange on the upper part of the sink. Teflon tape and a new seal will more than do the job. Get a lock jaw wrench in there and tighten it up but good. Absolutely no need for a plumber on this one.
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You really only use plumbers putty on the flange on the upper part of the sink. Teflon tape and a new seal will more than do the job. Get a lock jaw wrench in there and tighten it up but good. Absolutely no need for a plumber on this one.
Err yeah right, don,t use plumbers putty. I was confused. But I would use pipe dope, but that's just me, tape will work
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This morning I tried removing the bolt, but that just wasn't happening. But on my way home tonight I picked up some teflon tape and a wrench and taped and tightened. It has solved the leaking.
It's almost embarrasing how un-handy I am.
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Not to rain on your parade, but that is a drain, so the water didn't need to be turned off, and you should have no need for tape or dope on that connection. You should have removed it and made sure the plastic hat washer was installed correctly. I would still do that. If the washer is damaged your leak will probably return. That install looks pretty new, they probably damaged the washer on initial install.
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Not to rain on your parade, but that is a drain, so the water didn't need to be turned off,
Until someone comes along and turns the faucet on above you without thinking. In my experience it's always best to shut off water/power/disconnect a battery even if you're not working on it directly.
Leaking kitchen sink - can I fix this myself?
