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Posted by on April 1, 2007, 8:10 am
On Apr 1, 1:23 am, t...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
> lkit...@mts.net writes:
> > My kitchen sink has been draining slowly for the past few days, and
> > almost overflowed while running my built in dishwasher this afternoon.
> > After that, the water was either not draining at all, or very very
> > slowly.
> > I tried using a plunger on the drain, and now there is water leaking
> > from under my dishwasher into my basement.
> > I'm hoping to avoid the expense of calling a plumber, does anyone have
> > any ideas on what I should try now?
>
> This one requires paper and a calculator.
>
> Compare the expense of calling a plumber with the expense of repairing
> water damage.
>
> If you are unwilling to call a plumber, there's a trap under your
> sink. It's that bit of piping that swoops down low then comes back up
> again and disappears into the wall or the floor. Its purpose is to
> keep you from smelling sewage fumes from your drain. It's also a
> great place for ick to accumulate.
>
> Get a bucket. Put it under the trap. Loosen the nuts on both sides
> of that drain trap with a wrench. There will be water in the trap
> (that water is what separates your sewer line from smelling up your
> living space). Seal up the outlet line temporarily so you don't have
> to smell the sewer gasses. Clean the nastiness out of the trap. Put
> it back in place.
>
> Then try to figure out how/what you goofed up with the plunger on your
> dishwasher's outlet hose.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Todd H. http://toddh.net/
If you can't even identify exactly what is leaking before having to
ask for help, I would say call a plumber.
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