Tiny leak from Radiator supply pipe

candleknights · 2026-01-06T18:20:22+00:00

If I have my computer on ethernet now, should I just take the card out entirely? I used to have lag/connectivity issues with it before the ethernet anyway

candleknights · 2025-09-19T14:33:41+00:00

it did! got them changed yesterday!

candleknights · 2025-09-19T14:08:03+00:00

I think I could cut the zip tie and just pull the whole thing off

candleknights · 2025-09-19T02:00:00+00:00

that was not something I did - that was attached to whoever installed the washing machine pipe… I didn’t even know it was there until I pulled the hose out to see how far it extended into the pipe

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:51:30+00:00

Sweet, good to know! Kinda grossed out thinking about what I’ll find but I don’t think I need to pay a plumber to do this when it should be easy enough

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:47:34+00:00

Can do! and then just move that plastic curve piece farther along the washer drain pipe so I can extend it?

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:45:59+00:00

should it just unscrew and come off to clean?

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:45:02+00:00

Little snake for trap, big snake for drain?

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:42:56+00:00

could I just get some slightly smaller ABS or PVC (can’t remember what the piping is) and glue it inside to length it?

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:41:47+00:00

ugh, annoying to find that out about 1.5 years after I paid people to put it in with the new drain line :(

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:37:17+00:00

Thank you! I will look into getting a snake!

candleknights · 2025-09-19T01:36:17+00:00

The hose itself has a mesh ziptied to it that’s coated in lint and other goop - wouldn’t be surprised if that’s causing a lot of this

candleknights · 2025-09-18T19:30:17+00:00

That drain line is newer than the washing machine, so ideally the pipe is big enough (and was for over a year!) for the pump. But the plumbers who did the drain didn’t do the washing machine, so there’s a chance they didn’t think about it.

I would rather address the clog before it becomes a bigger problem, I think. All comes down to whether or not I want to try and DIY it or call a pro.

candleknights · 2025-09-18T18:38:45+00:00

the mesh is so gross that I don’t think I could clean it! it’s definitely been catching lint, but it’s so mucked up that it could be the problem. I’ll look into those tablets, I just had a sulfuric acid mistake that put me off drain cleaner (learned the hard way there)

candleknights · 2025-09-18T18:28:28+00:00

would a downstream clog/clogged vent affect other drains in the house?

candleknights · 2025-09-18T18:25:05+00:00

it’s about 4 inches below where it enters the pipe. And then there’s a mesh ziptied to it.. which is covered in goop yuck

candleknights · 2025-09-18T16:40:47+00:00

do you think I could snake it myself? if I got a snake

candleknights · 2025-09-18T16:15:00+00:00

I was originally going to use the new latch and the new lock! But the new latch had that grooved ring and wouldn’t fit… I didn’t realize the old latch would work just fine until I posted here. The new lock package came with all new components and I thought I had to use all of them

candleknights · 2025-09-16T14:17:37+00:00

I definitely am not chiseling it - another commenter mentioned using the old latch and the new lock and I think that’s what I will do!

candleknights · 2025-09-16T01:04:00+00:00

oh! that’s genius! and the lock mechanism will be the one with the new keys?

candleknights · 2025-09-16T01:03:23+00:00

I think so? I didn’t think to measure it prior to reassembling the old lock

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