Leaking butler sink

blushingbride_3

Hi everyone, I've recently realised the butler sink in my utility room is leaking.
I've managed to get a picture of the drips, the sink isn't used a lot but it seems it's bee dripping for some time.



Any tips of what I should do?

blushingbride_3

blushingbride_3

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sqm1rxoqh5pwukl/2014-07-05%2021.16.11.jpg

Plumber90

Take it apart, clean up, apply mastic and put back together.

blushingbride_3

Its a old sink I am not sure the waste will come out? How would I loosen all the old mastic? Is there a trick?

Thanks!

Plumber90

Judging by the picture it will. You will just have to sit there and scrape it off. Either that or buy a nice new one (that's what I would do)

blushingbride_3

Nice new sink?? They are £100+++

firefox1956

Not a new sink a new waste !!!

Plumber90

Yeh I meant a new waste sorry

Avoriaz

blushingbride wrote: »

Its a old sink I am not sure the waste will come out? How would I loosen all the old mastic? Is there a trick?

Thanks!

You need a spanner big enough to fit the nut that is barely visible just underneath the sink itself. Turn it anti clockwise looking from below.

With enough force it should shift.

You probably don't need to clean the mastic off first but you could try one of the many proprietary sealant removers if a spanner won't shift it. That might not do a lot as most of the mastic seal is hidden between the waste and the sink.

The mastic will be relatively weakly resistant to a turning force and should break easily enough.

Clean it all up and refit it again with fresh mastic. If it won't clean up nicely then a new one is fairly cheap. About a fiver probably.

27col

It is nothing more than more than a standard DIY job. I wish that all house maintenance was as easy.