Leaky sink

[macca2007]

My sink is leaking both at the point where the basin joins the waste and where the trap meets the waste arm.

The waste pipe moves around considerably when knocked-does it need replacing?

And where the trap meets the waste arm-is this likely to be a washer replacement job? Furthermore, the waste arm does not have a thread on it-it seems to just sit in the trap. Is this normal?

Cheers.

 

[Bahco]

Go to a plumbers merchant and buy a new waste and trap for less than a tenner and fit .

Job done.

 

[macca2007]

Thanks-will do so tomorrow. When I buy a basin waste, will this screw directly into the existing pipe between the waste and the trap?

 

[Bahco]

When I buy a basin waste, will this screw directly into the existing pipe between the waste and the trap?

There is no pipe between the 2.

You screw the waste to your basin / sink and then screw the trap onto it.

From the trap you insert your waste pipe and voila.

Read the FAQs for basin leaking first if you are fixing the basin.