How to repair a water leak!!

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

From today's inspection,


The P-Trap did not leak until I moved the electrical tape with my screwdriver!!

Good lesson for me and probably all HI if something looks like it doesn't belong...it probably doesn't!!

[Larry D. Kage]

All it needed was a Home Depot price sticker on it.

[tdietrich1]

Originally Posted by mkyriacou

The P-Trap did not leak until I moved the electrical tape with my screwdriver!!

Nice an admission of guilt!

<shaking head>

[Blaine Wiley]

Well, hopefully you wrote it up as an improper repair.

Everyone knows the proper method to repair a p-trap is duct tape!

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Originally Posted by mkyriacou

The P-Trap did not leak until I moved the electrical tape with my screwdriver!!

DOH !!!

[phinsperger]

"MagicWrap" is my preferance.

[iniquette]

I second the duct tape motion.

[Jack L. Gilleland]

That looks like friction tape and everyone knows that that is not allowed. Alternative to duct tape is a hose clamp and small piece of rubber.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Alright guys, out with the duct tape, there is a new kid on the block. ha. ha.

http://samplerewards.com/index.cfm?f...Product_ID=732

Marcel

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Good morning gentlemen!!

I like your responses!! They all managed to put a smile on my face!
This (vacant) house is a ***** box with all sorts of problems including electrical. I posted pics in the electrical section from this house.

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Alright guys, out with the duct tape, there is a new kid on the block. ha. ha.

http://samplerewards.com/index.cfm?f...Product_ID=732

Marcel

Two new kids

https://mightyputty.com/spark/index.php?ai=8

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by cduphily

Two new kids

https://mightyputty.com/spark/index.php?ai=8

Must be cousins'.

Long lost.

Marcel

[sparksnmore]

"Magic Wrap"
Vinyl electrical tape works great

Funny how we used to laugh and make fun of the home owners that used automobile radiator hoses for trap connectors and now WE sometimes do the same thing with Fernco adapters.

[relliott]

I always carry electrical tape so would have rewrapped it . lol

[phinsperger]

Marcel,

That's the Magic Wrap I mentioned. Great stuff for me to use in my own home (138 yr old farm house) but I would still write it up in a home inspection as a temporary emergency repair.