Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube connecting
the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of the
tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as tight as I
dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,

"John Smith" wrote in
:

Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube
connecting the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the
sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of
the tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as
tight as I dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,






tightened it as tight as I dare,

is the problem. Hand tighten snug. All connections at once...bit on this
one, bit on that one, bit more on the ones you already did. If it drips,
tighten a fraction more. You can always make it tighter if you put it too
lose in the first place. Once you overtighten, it leaks because the ring
seal is damaged. Loosening it does no good.

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:50:04 -0500, "John Smith"
wrote:

Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube connecting
the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of the
tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as tight as I
dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,




I've found that when I have a leaky connection, I was going cheap with
the tape.

Just thinking out loud...

tom @ www.FreeWorkAtHomeIdeas.com

Sloppy Fix Alert:

They make a 2 part putty for PVC pipe. You mix it together and press it
into the leaky joint. Once it hardens, it seals the leak.

I'll admit that I tried it as a "temporary" fix on the seam of a PVC
trap about a year ago - it worked so well I have yet to replace the
trap!

John Smith wrote:
Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube connecting
the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of the
tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as tight as I
dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,

"DerbyDad03" wrote in
ups.com:

Sloppy Fix Alert:

They make a 2 part putty for PVC pipe. You mix it together and press
it into the leaky joint. Once it hardens, it seals the leak.

I'll admit that I tried it as a "temporary" fix on the seam of a PVC
trap about a year ago - it worked so well I have yet to replace the
trap!

John Smith wrote:
Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube
connecting the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the
sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of
the tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as
tight as I dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,





Self admittedly, I suck at getting them right the first time. Especially
when like under a sink where you ahve two sinks and a disposer. Lotta
joints.

We often look for ways to Band-Aid what we didn't do right in the first
place. I've used dabs of silicone for pin drips. I mean heck, roofing
cement works great for a super hack job.

Al Bundy wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in
ups.com:

Sloppy Fix Alert:

They make a 2 part putty for PVC pipe. You mix it together and press
it into the leaky joint. Once it hardens, it seals the leak.

I'll admit that I tried it as a "temporary" fix on the seam of a PVC
trap about a year ago - it worked so well I have yet to replace the
trap!

John Smith wrote:
Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube
connecting the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the
sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of
the tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as
tight as I dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,





Self admittedly, I suck at getting them right the first time. Especially
when like under a sink where you ahve two sinks and a disposer. Lotta
joints.

We often look for ways to Band-Aid what we didn't do right in the first
place. I've used dabs of silicone for pin drips. I mean heck, roofing
cement works great for a super hack job.


These connections are typically the slip nut type with a gasket to
seal. Pipe tape, dope, silcone, etc are not required. And IMO,
trying to use silicone to stop where it's leaking is at best a
temporary fix, as the joint is not made up right and is likely to start
leaking again before long, especially is some bumps some thing against
it. If the joint is properly aligned and tightened, it won't leak.

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube connecting
the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of the
tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as tight as I
dare, and yet it still leaks.

If it leaks, something is wrong. The joints don't need paste.

I had the same problem a couple years ago and just replaced everything. It
was less than $10 and doesn't leak. Unless you have absolutely nothing
better to do, that is a bargain.

wrote in
ups.com:


Al Bundy wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in
ups.com:

Sloppy Fix Alert:

They make a 2 part putty for PVC pipe. You mix it together and
press it into the leaky joint. Once it hardens, it seals the leak.

I'll admit that I tried it as a "temporary" fix on the seam of a
PVC trap about a year ago - it worked so well I have yet to replace
the trap!

John Smith wrote:
Seeking advice on following situation. I have a plastic u-tube
connecting the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in
the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part
of the tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it
as tight as I dare, and yet it still leaks.

Any advice?

Much obliged in advance,





Self admittedly, I suck at getting them right the first time.
Especially when like under a sink where you ahve two sinks and a
disposer. Lotta joints.

We often look for ways to Band-Aid what we didn't do right in the
first place. I've used dabs of silicone for pin drips. I mean heck,
roofing cement works great for a super hack job.


These connections are typically the slip nut type with a gasket to
seal.

I know.

Pipe tape, dope, silcone, etc are not required.

I know

And IMO,
trying to use silicone to stop where it's leaking is at best a
temporary fix, as the joint is not made up right

I know

and is likely to start
leaking again before long, especially is some bumps some thing against
it.

For MINOR pin drips it works fine. Stood the test to time.

If the joint is properly aligned and tightened, it won't leak.


I know.


In summary I reiterate:

Self admittedly, I suck at getting them right the first time.

Seeking advice on following situation. I have a PLASTIC u-tube (TRAP)
connecting
the downspout of my kitchen sink, to the next pipe in the sequence.

I have replaced the gasket and applied TFE Paste to the male part of the
tubing that screws in to the female connector, tightened it as tight as I
dare, and yet it still leaks.

If your trap and piping is plastic and is still leaking, you re using the
wrong gasket or have it in backwards..it should be a tapered plastic ring
(the color of a milk jug) the narrow edge pointing "downstream" . Its made
to work by turning the coupling HAND TIGHT, without ANY teflon tape or
paste. If your "next pipe in sequence" is metal, it would probably be
easier to replace the whole leaking metal set up with plastic than to chase
the leak around . Make note of exactly what you have at the wall, maybe even
take a digital pic of it and go see yer plumbing guy at Lowes or Home depot.
The parts should be under $ 5.00