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Pazuzu 10-20-2010 07:37 AM

Basic plumbing suggestions needed
 
OK, I have a leak in the drain for my kitchen sink (black pipe, ABS right?). The kitchen is over the garage, and the leak is over the car. My windshield is not happy.

I cut the garage ceiling open, found the leak (slow drip at a junction, only when water is in the drain). I can get to it physically, but I cannot get in deep enough to do something like cut the pipe and rejoin it.

Also, it's a rental. Cutting the ceiling away is as far as I'll go for destruction (it had to be done anyway, this leak is apparently a few months old, and just now getting through the drywall).

Is there a way to seal a leak on a zero pressure drain like that? Rubber sleeve? Tape? Gobs and gobs of glue? What would be the preferred way to fix this?

porsche4life 10-20-2010 07:48 AM

Call your landlord and tell him to come fix it....

crustychief 10-20-2010 07:52 AM

no hub coupling

Targa Me 10-20-2010 07:53 AM

+1 on the Landlord idea.

Pazuzu 10-20-2010 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 5625408)
Call your landlord and tell him to come fix it....

No. I can have this fixed myself before the weekend and keep up my happy "you never come bug me as long as I pay the rent" relationship, or I can have him show up and ruin that lovely deal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crustychief (Post 5625415)
no hub coupling

That was my thought, but I wasn't sure if those could be properly installed without breaking the line open. Is that the case?

Zeke 10-20-2010 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pazuzu (Post 5625443)



That was my thought, but I wasn't sure if those could be properly installed without breaking the line open. Is that the case?

A no hub coupler is for joining two pipes, so yes, it would have to be cut and spread apart. ABS could be repaired at least temporarily with ABS cement applied to the exterior. You need to clean off the area where you want the apply the cement and possibly rough up. It also needs to be not leaking at the time of the repair.

I assume it's at a joint or fitting. Otherwise a simple band would do.


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