Bathroom Sink Leaking At Base
This leak could be a temporary drip or a continuous leak.
Bathroom sink leaking at base. If your bathroom sink drain is leaking around threads or your vessel sink is leaking onto the countertop you may be able to fix it yourself. This troubleshooting document relates to centerset single hole wall mount and widespread bathroom sink faucets. With this leak water will leak from the area where the handle attaches to the faucet body after the water has been turned off or while the faucet is still on. Clear out the space beneath the vessel sink to give yourself enough room to work.
Experiencing leaking under your bathroom faucet handle. Leaks around the base of the faucet. Description of the leak. This troubleshooting document relates to standard pull out and pull down kitchen faucets.
But if you frequently see puddling water on the sink deck around the faucets you may have a leak in this area. Open up cabinet doors if present. If your bathroom sink is leaking at the base this could be an issue with the locknut. The leak is coming from where the plastic nut on the drain pipe meets the bottom of the bathroom sink.
The faucet works great but the drain pipe is leaking under the sink. Description of the leak. In case there is no plumbers putty you will need to have it sealing the small openings in the outlet flange. Remove any towels or other supplies that may be stored beneath.
Faucet is leaking or dripping at the base near the countertop. I installed a new bathroom faucet and it came with a new drain pipe and sink drain outlet flange. A leak around the base of the faucet where the faucet body meets the sink is not quite as obvious since users are constantly splashing water around the sink deck and base of the faucet. Sometimes you will need to re tighten the nut.