Questions tagged [leaks]
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Leaky Kenmore top-load washer [closed]
Kenmore top load washer model number 110 20623 990. Want to know where or why water slowly leaks from the bottom of the machine during the first wash. You can see it slowly running from the machine so ...
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Water coming out of exterior drain?
Please forgive me as I am not an expert. There is a drain pipe, as shown the photo that comes out in my mother's yard. From my understanding, I followed it and it collects water from the rain gutters ...
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Water Shutoff during vacation
Water Shutoff
Please advise. I am going on a 2 week vacation and planning to turn off the water supply and gas water heater to pilot mode.
Could someone please tell me if I need to do anything other ...
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Is this new Hardie/Window installation going to leak?
LINK TO PHOTOS
Hardie siding was installed at my house and it doesn't look quite right to my (untrained) eye. I'm concerned that this install cause issues, whether by (a) immediate water issues/leaks ...
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Can you tell if a Tile Shower Pan is Cracked without removing Tlies?
An Insurance Adjuster just declared my Tile Shower Pan “Cracked” without removing any surface Tiles. He based this on small cracks in some of the grout. How can he tell if the mud pan is cracked, and ...
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How do I prevent water from leaking behind my new gutters?
I had a new roof installed along with gutter and gutter guards last year. Over the past few months I’ve noticed that after it rains there’s always the same stretch of gutter that drips water from ...
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Troubleshooting Window Leaking From Top of Frame
https://imgur.com/a/ruRV6Rf - Link to all the relevant photos and videos
I have a water leaking situation that I am trying to troubleshoot. Window installer says it's the roof. HOA says it's the ...
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Can sitting water in toilet bowl leak to downstairs?
I live in a high-rise apartment building. Recently, the super came knocking on my door and told me that downstairs neighbor suffered from water leaks in their bathroom ceiling. They believe it's from ...
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Are these ceiling spots in the kitchen coming from above or below?
I noticed some spots on my kitchen ceiling and I’m wondering if it could be condensation from cooking — the exhaust fan isn’t actually connected to anything — or a dreaded leak from upstairs bathroom? ...
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Potential leak in ceiling - second opinion on cause
Over the past few months I have noticed what looks like bubbling/peeling/flaking on part of my ceiling and I'm not sure what is causing it.
I suspect it might be water leaking from somewhere as both ...
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Question about turning off hot water heater
I have a bad leak in my bathtub faucet. The hot handle. I have a plumber coming but not until the upcoming week. I turned off the water supply to the electric hot water heater and it quit leaking.
My ...
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Likely cause for leaking ventilation fan
My roof has two DX11VSR ventilation fans that were installed about a year ago.
I have had repeated issues where rainwater gets into the ventilation ducts attached to these fans and then leaks through ...
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Small leaks on cold water supply
I am in the process of replacing my reverse osmosis (RO) system. Everything went OK until when I installed the feed water supply provided by the RO company.
I installed the provided feed water supply ...
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How to seal hardwood
I have old (1954) hardwood floors in my house. If water or anything gets spilled on it, it will leak through I to the basement. How do I seal that?
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What could be causing this leak?
Looked at my water meter, and noticed it was slowly running even though everything in the house was turned off upon inspecting around my home. Noticed there’s a leak that’s been steady growing the ...
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