leaking push fit under bathroom sink

nodeexpress · 27 Apr 2017

hi all,

looking for some advice on a leaking 90degree push fit connector under the bathroom sink for the cold water tap. Its a slow dripping leak and I've tried to hand tighten them with various results, sometime slowing the leak but it still remains. I believe the leak is either on the upper larger connector or the vertical part of the 90degree push fit. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

dilalio · 27 Apr 2017

nodeexpress said:
looking for some advice

Take it apart and repipe it so the 90degree elbows are "at 90degrees".
There is too much strain on the fittings.
You may also need to change the leaking fittings for new ones at the same time.

Oh, and make sure that the pipes have the correct inserts in them.

HERTS P&D · 27 Apr 2017

Jesus Wept!

Andy

dilalio · 27 Apr 2017

HERTSDRAINAGE2010 said:
Jesus Wept!

Andy

So did that fitting!

nodeexpress · 27 Apr 2017

any idea on what other parts i'll need?

I will be ordering a 10mm 90degree push fit elbow, a 10mm insert from screwfix. Anything else I might need?

nodeexpress · 27 Apr 2017

dilalio said:
So did that fitting!

hi, any further advice on what parts i may need? thanks

John D v2.0 · 27 Apr 2017

You'll need a short length of 10mm pipe too, and use a normal elbow instead of the stem elbow they've used there as that's what caused the problem by being too short.
Especially as it's only 10mm I'd be tempted to get rid of the elbow and just use a curved bit of plain pipe, the whole point of plastic is you don't need loads of expensive fittings as it's flexible.

dilalio · 27 Apr 2017

Get 15mm flexi tap hoses and step it down to the 10mm using a reducer at the wall... that would be the easiest solution for you, if not the best!

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