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    abella Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 31, 2005, 09:31 PM
    Replaced faucet and drain in bathroom, LEAK!
    Hi there,
    I replaced the faucet in my bathroom and it seems to be working OK, however I am getting a leak when I run the water on full blast.

    The leak is coming from the joint between the drain that came with the faucet and the curved pvc joint that connects to the straight pipe that goes into the wall.

    It appears that there is nothing connecting the straight pipe that came with the new faucet and the curved pipe that came with the house. They are just positioned so that the one runs into the other. When too much water is flowing, it overflows into the vanity.

    I don't remember if there was something there before that prevented this. Is there supposed to be some kind of rubber washer or glue or something that connects these two pieces?

    Thanks!
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    Mar 31, 2005, 10:09 PM
    There should be something there. I'm guessing you are in need of a compression like fitting there... probably 1 1/2 inch
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    Apr 1, 2005, 06:36 AM
    A drain came with the facuet? There is a sink? Usually there are 3 pieces with a thread, ring, and nut at each joint. The tail stock is straight piece coming down from the sink. Got to run.
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    Apr 1, 2005, 07:03 AM
    Replaced faucet and drain in bathroom, LEAK!
    Quote Originally Posted by abella
    Hi there,
    I replaced the faucet in my bathroom and it seems to be working ok, however I am getting a leak when I run the water on full blast.

    The leak is coming from the joint between the drain that came with the faucet and the curved pvc joint that connects to the straight pipe that goes into the wall.

    It appears that there is nothing connecting the straight pipe that came with the new faucet and the curved pipe that came with the house. They are just positioned so that the one runs into the other. When too much water is flowing, it overflows into the vanity.

    I don't remember if there was something there before that prevented this. Is there supposed to be some kind of rubber washer or glue or something that connects these two pieces?

    Thanks!

    That curved piece is called a trap. There should be a raiser from the trap with a compression fitting that will attach to the tailpiece of the lavatory drain making a water tight connection.. Simply take the trap apart and add a compression fitting to the raiser. Good luck, Tom
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    Apr 6, 2005, 11:26 AM
    That fixed it!
    Thank you so much! I bought a new trap assembly at the hardware store for $2 and was able to fix the leak. When I took the old trap off, I found the compression plastic washer thing had collapsed into the trap.

    Thanks again! :)
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