(please bear w/me - I don't know proper terms)......I found a leak under my kitchen sink. It is coming from the hot water line, below the shut-off valve. It is coming from the line that (I believe) would go to a dishwasher. That valve is shut off, but that is where the leak is coming from.
I'm tight on cash right now and am wanting to know if this is as simple as:
1.) Shutting off the main water to the house
2.) unscrewing the portion that is leaking
3.) going to Home Depot (or the like) and getting replacement 'piece' (whatever this portion is called)
4.) reattaching new 'piece'.
5.) turning main water back on.
Please let me know if there is no harm in my outline above. If it matters - I am female and although not by any means a 'fix-it-myself'er, common sense doesn't completely elude me.
Thanks for your time.
2007-03-04 01:23:17 · 6 answers · asked by Bobbie 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hi Mahrye.
There is nothing to it. Shut off your water, remove the part that is leaking and take it to Home Depot or Lowes. They will have a replacement part.
Your outline is exactly correct.
It is not hard. Relax - you can do it.
Norm
2007-03-04 01:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the leak is coming from the actual dishwasher valve and the valve looks like a tap for an outside hose, the guts of that valve will "unscrew" and come out. At the bottom of the part you removed is a rubber washer assembly. If you take the whole thing to Home Depot and go to the plumbing parts section; you hopefully can find a person to hook you up with a replacement for the part in your hand.
If the valve doesn't look like an outside hose tap, the chances are that it may not come apart as I described above. It may be a valve that you will need to disconnect and replace with the assistance of a torch, some solder and maybe a plumber or DIY neighbour (if you don't have the kit yourself or don't want to try it). Either way, shutting off the main supply is needed and also, turn ON a tap that is lower in the house (basement maybe) than the kitchen valve. This will allow the water to drain down the line and not dump a bunch under your cabinet when you unscrew the guts or remove the valve completely. Good Luck!
2007-03-04 09:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some valves will just screw in and others are soldered. I doubt yours is screw type. Screw type valves are at the end of the water line and yours is in between the line. You'll need a torch and solder and some flux and emery cloth. If you deal with home depot MAYBE one of the sales people can tell you and instruct you how to do it. If you've got a pin hole in your copper tubing (I'm assuming that's what you have) than you can get a piece of like bicycle tube wrap it around the pipe where the hole is and then get a radiator hose clamp and tighten it up good on the hole itself. good luck and try to tighten up the nut on the line to your dishwasher
2007-03-04 09:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by Les the painter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you go to home depot...they will instruct you the right way....get the parts you need and fix it....you can then say, "I did it myself"...its not a really major problem....good luck and happy plumbing......
THE EMPEROR HAS SPOKEN.........
2007-03-04 09:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by The Emperor of Ecstasy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got it right. Probably just a washer in the fitting.
2007-03-04 09:52:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes its that simple
2007-03-04 09:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋