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Leaky Sink Pop-up Stopper
Hi..I had to replace the pivot ball/rod and retaining nut on my
bathroom sink pop-up stopper. The replacement pieces are not identical to the original pieces. But they are pretty close. The problem now is that the seal on the new pieces is not perfect. If I leave the water running for 5 minutes, a couple drops of water will begin to leak from beneath the retaining nut. My question is: is this- in some way that I can't imagine, because I'm a novice DIY'er- a potentially big problem waiting to happen? Or, if I can live with a couple drops of water (which presumably will evaporate soon enough) then this is something that people wouldn't both with, usually? Btw, to be precise, I have to have the water running for about 10 minutes before the first drop of water would drip down (although I can see water building up at the nut after a few minutes). And, in fact, it would probably be a rare occasion that the water in this sink would ever be in use for more than a couple minutes at a time. |
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