Might be the tub overflow if someone filled the water too high. They don’t seal

Sign up, and CougarBoard will remember which categories you want to view. Sign up

Report problem with this ad

Nov 21, 2019
11:27:48pm

Malathion All-American

Might be the tub overflow if someone filled the water too high. They don’t seal

that well and can leak. Talking from experience.

Report problem with this ad

Malathion

Bio page: Malathion
Joined: Dec 22, 2005
Last login: Jun 16, 2024
Total posts: 29,635 (10,515 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

The ceiling in my kitchen is wet. I came down stairs and just noticed the seam

Nuke

11/21/19 10:35pm

Cut a big enough hole in the sheetrock and see what's causing it. If it's a

WDaddy

11/21/19 10:37pm

Cut out the wet spot so it doesn’t continue to pool.

conetah

11/21/19 11:02pm

Yeah I cut two holes. All the water pipes are right above the hole I cut I tried

Nuke

11/21/19 11:08pm

If it only leaks when the water is running, it's the drain pipe

El Jefe

11/21/19 11:26pm

You can call someone like ServePro.

PJMort

11/21/19 10:37pm

Probably the drain pipe. Don't call your insurance, it's not worth the claim.

El Jefe

11/21/19 10:37pm

Would I have to cut the ceiling out to access the drain from underneath

Nuke

11/21/19 10:40pm

Water dripping from ceiling? I would plan on calling insurance.

PJMort

11/21/19 10:41pm

These words have never left my mouth and I cant believe I'm going to start. But

WDaddy

11/21/19 10:44pm

Depends on what you find. Call a plumber.

PJMort

11/21/19 10:46pm

<< Deleted >>

Nuke

11/21/19 11:24pm

Might be the tub overflow if someone filled the water too high. They don’t seal

Malathion

11/21/19 11:27pm

This seems to be the issue. My wife didn’t over fill the tub but one of

Nuke

11/22/19 12:07am

Any clogged toilets?

fldnstrm

11/21/19 10:39pm

Figured out the issue. There was no caulking around the edge of the tub, just

Nuke

11/22/19 10:28pm

Make sure it is all dried out.

PJMort

11/22/19 10:37pm

Yeah I went and rented some big fans this morning and have been letting them run

Nuke

11/22/19 10:51pm

Also- check to see if water found its way to other spots.

PJMort

11/22/19 11:00pm

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad