[Norm K]

Could have it been this simple?

I received a copy of the inspection report and read where the inspector noted that he'd tested each connection to see if they were tight. I wondered if in doing so he might have pulled the sleeve out a bit when he was testing the other joints, and not noticed what he'd done.

I loosened all the connections, pushed the sleeve in as far as it would go (2-3 inches farther in then I'd found it) and re-tightened everything. I then ran the faucet on full-blast - no leaks. Filled the bowl, then drained it while the water was on. Still no leaks - or should I say "spray" because that's what it was doing before, which is why I was curious about the timing of the leak, as we've never noticed a thing: no drips, no staining, no wet hand towels or wash cloths, nothing ... until after the inspection. And as fast as the water was coming out, there would have been no missing it.

Anyway, did I get lucky or did pushing the smaller OD pipe farther into the larger one simply hide a problem that will return?

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