There is a drip on my hot water line under the kitchen sink. It's coming from the shut off handle as well as one of the pipe connections.

Should I get some plumber's putty??
Need some advice how to prevent it from getting worse.

The nut behind handle needs to be tightened. Use 2 wrenches. One on nut, the other on valve housing.

What type piping do u have?

Chuck

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Originally Posted by creahands

The nut behind handle needs to be tightened. Use 2 wrenches. One on nut, the other on valve housing.

What type piping do u have?

Chuck

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Chuck nailed it! This may help, (see image). It's the packing nut that you wan t to snug up. Good luck, Tom