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Hi I am hoping that someone may be able to help me, begining of December I did a sink and tap replacement in a kitchen, when I took old sink out I noticed that it was wet on the underside of the sink, and put this down to condensation. Anyway, I fitted new sink and taps and bobs ya uncle job done, well so I thought. Customer rings me a week or so later to say that under his sink is soaking wet, the back of the cupboard doors were drenced, the under part of sink is dripping. I went in dried everything off and then checked the tap connections, sink seal etc...nothing, there is no visible leaks on the new tap and the sink is sealed tight, the waste is all tight and no drips. the only thing I thought it could be was the washing machine waste (connected to trap with jubilee clip) wasnt tight enough, so tightened this all up and left. Just had another call to say that it is soaked under the sink, completely drenched........I have absolutely no idea whats going on, they have a small water filter tap and water filter connected under the sink too (but dont think its that) and next to the sink is the dishwasher,
any advice would be much appreciated, because i really dont know what to do now.
 
Welcome to the forum lady plumber it's one of this that requires a lot of investigating by the sounds off it ,try having everything run ing at once including the appliances
 
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could be a small hole in the drain hose for the dishwasher spraying out under pressure.
 
Are you sure the taps are well sealed and the sink is sealed tightly to the worktop?
 
yep most definately checked the taps and the sink, the taps and tap tails and iso valves are all sound, the sink has been sealed too, its definately not an issue of that side of things,
 
Could still be your first suspicion - condensation. I've had this problem before with a customer and it turned out that their dryer hose had come out of the wall. This together with the freezing cold main under the sink and the vents on the double glazing never getting opened was the cause. Worth having having a quick scan of the room even if it's just to eliminate another possibility.
 
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Get this all the time, inc my own! Always condensation. Just tell custard to leave plenty of flannels underneath 😛
 
maybe the customer has a strange sexual fetish and urinates under the sink,and gets off watching you dabble in it
 
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Hi I am hoping that someone may be able to help me, begining of December I did a sink and tap replacement in a kitchen, when I took old sink out I noticed that it was wet on the underside of the sink, and put this down to condensation. Anyway, I fitted new sink and taps and bobs ya uncle job done, well so I thought. Customer rings me a week or so later to say that under his sink is soaking wet, the back of the cupboard doors were drenced, the under part of sink is dripping. I went in dried everything off and then checked the tap connections, sink seal etc...nothing, there is no visible leaks on the new tap and the sink is sealed tight, the waste is all tight and no drips. the only thing I thought it could be was the washing machine waste (connected to trap with jubilee clip) wasnt tight enough, so tightened this all up and left. Just had another call to say that it is soaked under the sink, completely drenched........I have absolutely no idea whats going on, they have a small water filter tap and water filter connected under the sink too (but dont think its that) and next to the sink is the dishwasher,
any advice would be much appreciated, because i really dont know what to do now

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