[barbe4]

I tried fixing a leaky drain in my kitchen sink. I have a double sink (one sink having a garbage disposal). The brass pipe from the garbage disposal sink leads into the main drain at a tee just above what I have learned is a p trap. This brass pipe had a smal slit in it.

After replacing the brass piece I noticed the drain was leaking at several points (mostly slip joints in the main drain). Instead of re-adjusting the slip joints, I thought I might have a clog. So I snaked the drain going through the drain plug in the p trap. I ran water I still found leakage.

I reset the slip joints and tightened the p trap drain plug several times. Still leaking and hard to see just where, I decided that I needed professional help. My garbage disposal had seen better times. So, I called a plumber requesting a relacement of my disposal and repair of my leak.

I was not home to see the work. The plumber replaced my insinkerator disposal with another one (insinkerator pro series) and told my daughter-in-law that he couldn't find any leak but that he would reair a leak in the hand held hose.

I plainly saw water coming from the p trap plug area. It may have been coming from above and just seemed to be coming from the plug. I didn't see that it would be necessary to point to that area. I suspected that I may have over tightened the drain plug in the PVC p trap and possibly cracked the thread area. I felt that the PVC portion of the drain my have to be replaced. That is why I called the plumber in.

How should I proceed? I was charged $500.00 for the work performed. My daughter-in-law said he was there for forty five minutes.

[letmetellu]

The first thing to do is call the Better Business Bureau. File a complaint, it won't do any good but maybe it will put something on file about his company, At Home Depot in Texas the Insinkerator Pro Series would have cost you around $145 plus tax and labor of about $75. And the leak would have been repaired.

[speedball1]

In addition to the advice Letmetellu gave you let me add that you may have crossthreaded the plug in the trap. Teflon tape the threads and try again. I too think you were over charged for shoddy work Good luck, Tom,