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Leaky Sink Pop-up Stopper
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| Adam Lane 2006-04-27, 5:21 pm |
| 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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| Take the nut off and coat the ball with vaseline. This will probably
stop a drip here & there but you should get the correct part or replace
the whole pop-up assy. $10 now and fifteen minutes to change is
nothing compared a moldy sink base 12 months from now.
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| PipeDown 2006-04-27, 5:21 pm |
| Try some pipe joint compound on the threads before putting the nut back on.
"Adam Lane" <adla111@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146165518.868748.297600@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> 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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| hallerb@aol.com 2006-04-27, 6:21 pm |
| disassemble and dry all parts perfectly. silicone bathtub caulk the
threads and reassemble, let sit overnite to dry, silicone takes time to
cure
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| PipeDown 2006-04-27, 10:21 pm |
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<hallerb@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1146172515.020438.85550@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> disassemble and dry all parts perfectly. silicone bathtub caulk the
> threads and reassemble, let sit overnite to dry, silicone takes time to
> cure
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Good, that would fill a bigger gap and still be able to remove it.
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| hallerb@aol.com 2006-04-27, 11:21 pm |
| yeah silicone bathtub caulk is perfect for drains. espically those
cheap trap drains that frequently leak. i put it on first, saves doing
it a second time
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| Adam Lane 2006-04-28, 5:21 pm |
| Thanks for the silcone bathtub caulk idea! I'll keep it in mind if it
turns out my work around hasn't worked (which was to add a couple extra
wraps of teflon tape....and, so far, no leaks even if I let the water
run for several minutes).
thanksya.
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| Adam Lane 2006-04-28, 5:21 pm |
| Thanks for the silcone bathtub caulk idea! I'll keep it in mind if it
turns out my work around hasn't worked (which was to add a couple extra
wraps of teflon tape....and, so far, no leaks even if I let the water
run for several minutes).
thanksya.
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