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ferndale72
Jan 23, 2015, 12:02 PM
I have a basement bathroom sink that was not working properly, so I shut off the water supply under the sink. Is it OK to keep these knobs on the off/closed position for a few months until I can afford a new sink?
ma0641
Jan 23, 2015, 12:30 PM
No problem.
ferndale72
Jan 23, 2015, 01:34 PM
No problem.
Thanks for the quick reply. So when you say No problem, you are stating that its OK to leave the valve on "Off" ?
Yeah I thought I would double check. Unfortuantely, I cant afford the sink right now, but wanted to keep the water on in the bathroom for the shower and toilet. So I figured shutting off the sink would be OK and safe. I hope to have enough saved by September to complete the job. Until then we just don't have a sink in that bathroom. Which is fine because its our second bathroom.
This is my first house so if I appear to not know much, it's true. This site is very helpful
hkstroud
Jan 23, 2015, 02:37 PM
Do you care to share what is wrong with the lavatory faucet? These are usually fairly easy to repair if you are the least bit handy and cost about $15. Even though you plan on replacing it would be worth that much to avoid the inconvenience of not having a lavatory tor two months.
ferndale72
Jan 23, 2015, 03:24 PM
We aren't going to keep the bathroom probably. So come September we will probably make it into an office. So for now I was hoping to leave the sink off and still let my roomates use the shower and toilet until they move in September.