Hi,

I have a top-floor condo and recently found out that the bathtub in our
guest bathroom is leaking onto the ceiling of our downstairs
neighbor's bathroom immediately below it (very noticeable drip).

I tried isolating the cause of the drip and found that it only happened
when water runs down the drain.

This may be a silly question, but does anyone have any suggestions on
what I could try from within my unit, without having to open the
ceiling in my neighbors unit?

It seems to be a plunger style drain if that helps.

I'm pretty sure the condo complex's master policy would cover the work,
but at the same time I love doing projects around the house and hope to
have a go at it first.

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Sorry you will have to do it all from below.

I take it you dumped a bucket of water down the tub drain, to check
leak?

be sure to draw the bucket water from say the kitchen, so you know its
the tub drain..

"Dan" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have a top-floor condo and recently found out that the bathtub in our
guest bathroom is leaking onto the ceiling of our downstairs
neighbor's bathroom immediately below it (very noticeable drip).
I tried isolating the cause of the drip and found that it only happened
when water runs down the drain.
This may be a silly question, but does anyone have any suggestions on
what I could try from within my unit, without having to open the
ceiling in my neighbors unit?
It seems to be a plunger style drain if that helps.
I'm pretty sure the condo complex's master policy would cover the work,
but at the same time I love doing projects around the house and hope to
have a go at it first.

Likely the trap is leaking. Best looked at from the ceiling of the unit
below you. If you think the leak is directly above where the stain is, you
could just cut out a square foot of sheetrock around the dripping place, and
see where the water is coming from. At that point you can decide if you wish
to bring in the condo repair guy. Your condo agreement may also limit the
work you can do.

"Likely the trap is leaking. Best looked at from the ceiling of the
unit
below you. If you think the leak is directly above where the stain is,
you
could just cut out a square foot of sheetrock around the dripping
place, and
see where the water is coming from. At that point you can decide if you
wish
to bring in the condo repair guy. Your condo agreement may also limit
the
work you can do. "

I do repairs that I can myself too. But in this case, if the condo
will cover it, I would definitely go that route. And even if they
didn't, I would probably call in a plumber, because if it continued to
leak and/or damage occurred to property in the unit below from
repairing or from the leak not getting fixed the first time, etc, you
could have a claim against you.

I agree with trader. There's a definite liability problem, especially if you
don't fix it right the first time.

"Dan" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a top-floor condo and recently found out that the bathtub in our
guest bathroom is leaking onto the ceiling of our downstairs
neighbor's bathroom immediately below it (very noticeable drip).

I tried isolating the cause of the drip and found that it only happened
when water runs down the drain.

This may be a silly question, but does anyone have any suggestions on
what I could try from within my unit, without having to open the
ceiling in my neighbors unit?

It seems to be a plunger style drain if that helps.

I'm pretty sure the condo complex's master policy would cover the work,
but at the same time I love doing projects around the house and hope to
have a go at it first.

Thanks in advance,

Dan

That's right. I used a funnel to make sure it was just the drain I was
testing and got the water from the kitchen.

Thank's for the advice, everyone. I'll contact the management company
and let them arrange to have someone come out and take care of it.

I guess I could always finish the crown molding I've been putting off
if I need something to do. =)