diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

cycjec wrote the following:
Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

It can also be from the plumbing in the wall.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

On Sep 23, 7:33*am, willshak wrote:
cycjec wrote the following:

Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

It can also be from the plumbing in the wall.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

or the weight of standing in the tub causing the leak.

if caulk does not fix it tear down the cieling and take a look

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

On Sep 23, 7:41*am, bob haller wrote:
On Sep 23, 7:33*am, willshak wrote:

cycjec wrote the following:

Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

It can also be from the plumbing in the wall.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

or the weight of standing in the tub causing the leak.

if caulk does not fix it tear down the cieling and take a look

Is the upstairs bathroom used regularly? If so the caulk is a
possibility.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:41:17 -0700 (PDT), bob haller wrote:

On Sep 23, 7:33*am, willshak wrote:
cycjec wrote the following:

Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

It can also be from the plumbing in the wall.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

or the weight of standing in the tub causing the leak.

Yep. I had that problem in my previous house. I couldn't find the leak until
one day I decided to look (I had the ceiling torn out already) when SWMBO was
taking a shower.

if caulk does not fix it tear down the cieling and take a look

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

willshak wrote:
cycjec wrote the following:
Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

It can also be from the plumbing in the wall.

Or, from where the shower faucet(s) go through the wall if not caulked well.
Or, from the tub overflow, if that connection is loose.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

cycjec wrote:
Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.
Hi,
Did you use coloring agent when checking?

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

On Sep 23, 10:43*am, Tony Hwang wrote:
cycjec wrote:
Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

Hi,
Did you use coloring agent when checking?

the best way is tear down the already damaged cieling, it may uncover
more than one issue........

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

dont mess with it..remove ceiling and check or replace everything.
I had an 1-1/4 copper tubing disintegrate from age, repaired that then 1
year later another drain flooded...final outcome..
replaced everything under bathroom floor, before installing a new
ceiling....

On 9/23/2011 1:59 AM, cycjec wrote:
Water was leaking from upstairs bathroom into the one below.
We ran the shower/tub water, the sink, the toilet. No leak.
The plumber thinks it is because of defective caulk in the
tub. I hope he is right.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

jamesgangnc wrote:
Is the upstairs bathroom used regularly? If so the caulk is a
possibility.


Yes. But the leak doesn't seem to correlate with usage. It happens
at odd times.

I think everyone is right who said "take the ceiling" down.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

Tony Hwang wrote:
Hi,
Did you use coloring agent when checking?

An excellent idea.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

jimmy wrote:
dont mess with it..remove ceiling and check or replace everything.
I had an 1-1/4 copper tubing disintegrate from age, repaired that then 1
year later another drain flooded...final outcome..
replaced everything under bathroom floor, before installing a new
ceiling....


The plumbing here has had several half hearted repairs by the
previous landlord. [One of these involved wrapping a pipe
in blue goo; I demurred and was told to mind my own business]

Thanks to all who replied.

diagnosis of bathroom ceiling leak
 

On Sep 25, 5:00*am, wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
Hi,
Did you use coloring agent when checking?

An excellent idea.

When you check for leaks in a shower or tub you have to
duplicate the usage pattern...

Just running the water won't tell you if the leak is coming
from there...

~~ Evan