For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.

"Marky P" wrote in message
...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
.. .
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?


Maybe take it apart and dry it off then rebuild using some sealant
like that Fernox LSX ??

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
.. .
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:53:36 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
. ..
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?


Maybe take it apart and dry it off then rebuild using some sealant
like that Fernox LSX ??

OK, I'll give it a go. Thanks.

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
. ..
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under
my sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've
discovered the problem. Water is leaking through the join between
the top of the drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the
screw in the plug hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need
to know, is there a large washer at this point? It seems a bit
crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is
a lack of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow -
like a wash basin?


Maybe take it apart and dry it off then rebuild using some sealant
like that Fernox LSX ??

Yup! LSX is your friend. Never assemble a sink waste without it.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:27 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

No, it hasn't got one of those. The entire kitchen must be of a
certain vintage (probably 20 years old) and could certainly do with
updating, but I live in a Housing Association property and they are
planning on upgrading kitchens & bathrooms sometime between now and
2011. But whether my kitchen is considered for upgrading, I've no
idea :-(. Don't like the colour.

Marky P wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:27 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:

"Marky P" wrote in message
...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.

There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.
What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

No, it hasn't got one of those. The entire kitchen must be of a
certain vintage (probably 20 years old) and could certainly do with
updating, but I live in a Housing Association property and they are
planning on upgrading kitchens & bathrooms sometime between now and
2011. But whether my kitchen is considered for upgrading, I've no
idea :-(. Don't like the colour.


As a HA property it should fall under Decent Homes - 'decent' by 2010,
although that's been pushed back a bit now. For kitchens the written
guidance says 20yrs, and must have adequate space and layout.

A problem with the implementation of the standard (such as it is) is
where the money comes from (expensive private loans, which is unlikely
to affect you much directly), and it's now pretty well established that
many perfectly respectable homes have been pulled down because they're
too expensive to make 'decent'.

Rob

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:43:07 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:27 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
m...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

No, it hasn't got one of those. The entire kitchen must be of a
certain vintage (probably 20 years old) and could certainly do with
updating, but I live in a Housing Association property and they are
planning on upgrading kitchens & bathrooms sometime between now and
2011. But whether my kitchen is considered for upgrading, I've no
idea :-(. Don't like the colour.

Aren't the HA responsible for fixing the leak then if you feel unable
to do it yourself ?

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:46:21 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:43:07 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:27 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
om...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

No, it hasn't got one of those. The entire kitchen must be of a
certain vintage (probably 20 years old) and could certainly do with
updating, but I live in a Housing Association property and they are
planning on upgrading kitchens & bathrooms sometime between now and
2011. But whether my kitchen is considered for upgrading, I've no
idea :-(. Don't like the colour.

Aren't the HA responsible for fixing the leak then if you feel unable
to do it yourself ?

Yes, they are. If I couldn't fix it myself I would call them in. But
since tightening the plug hole screw, it hasn't leaked, so looking
good :-)

"Marky P" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:46:21 +0100, wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:43:07 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:27 +0100, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:17:48 +0100, Marky P
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:20 +0100, "John"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
news:sl9ea45au0occ7v2qdikqvkt6j7eo88vg4@4ax. com...
For ages I've been wondering where the water was leaking from under
my
sink. All connections seemed water tight, but now I've discovered
the
problem. Water is leaking through the join between the top of the
drain pipe and the sink hole. I've tightened up the screw in the
plug
hole thingy which may have fixed it, but I need to know, is there a
large washer at this point? It seems a bit crumbly at the join.


There should be a washer. Common cause if it leaks when emptying is a
lack
of seal where the u-bend joins the plug assembly.

Is it just a normal sink - or does it have a built in overflow - like
a wash
basin?

It's what I would call a normal kitchen sink.

What he means is the kind of kitchen sink where at the end of the
draining board section there is a drain which connects underneath via
a tube to the waste pipe that comes from the sink plughole .It can
leak unless sealed properly .

No, it hasn't got one of those. The entire kitchen must be of a
certain vintage (probably 20 years old) and could certainly do with
updating, but I live in a Housing Association property and they are
planning on upgrading kitchens & bathrooms sometime between now and
2011. But whether my kitchen is considered for upgrading, I've no
idea :-(. Don't like the colour.

Aren't the HA responsible for fixing the leak then if you feel unable
to do it yourself ?

Yes, they are. If I couldn't fix it myself I would call them in. But
since tightening the plug hole screw, it hasn't leaked, so looking
good :-)


Take care not to overtighten the screw - I did and it broke the 'spokes' of
the grill.