Water all over the kitchen floor. Not sure what's causing the leak & worried

LiveOnce

booksurr wrote: »

ask your parents to come round and fix it for you as you seem out of your depth

That's a bit harsh.

I've come here for constructive advice, not passive aggressive comments.

csgohan4

LiveOnce wrote: »

That's a bit harsh.

I've come here for constructive advice, not passive aggressive comments.

A bunch of random internet keyboard warriors can't do everything for you. We don't know the layout of your house. What do you expect us to do?

Should we sugar coat it for? It will be fine, the water will dry up eventually?

You really need professional/ physical help, we cannot physically show you what to do.

Whether you are a home owner or a tenant you really should know the basics, like how to turn the cold/hot water off as well as the gas supply.

I doubt you would have time to post on here if you had a gas leak, we would hear it on the news though, would make a good read though.

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Honestly I doubt it was meant that way.

Have a look under the sink.., is it wet just under the cupboard or inside the cupboard as well. If its wet inside the cupboard, the problem is likely to be a connection around the waste from the sink rather than an external pipe. Check around the corrugate looking drain pipe (should be attached to your sink waste). If the leak is from there, you might just need to get a philips screwdriver and tighten up the jubilee clip.

Personally, as advised, if its not an under sink problem, it will be a lot quicker to just get you and a friend to pull out the washing machine, wipe the floor dry, put a towel on the floor and see from any developing damp patch where the leak might be from if you can't see immediately. Feel any connections, see if they feel damp. Then you'll know if the problem is from a connection, a tap, or the pipe itself (not likely).

Look up some YouTube video's about washing machine connection. See if there are any leak videos. I've found YouTube brilliant in helping me figure out what was wrong and how to do repairs.

Honest.., you can at least find out what the problem is. You can probably fix it yourself, once you've found it.

If you don't have any more experienced friends/family, I'm afraid the only certain way to avoid being scammed is to do simple repairs yourself. Imagine, 10 minutes work and you could save yourself a bill of £100.

greenbee

Last time this happened to me, mice had chewed holes in the washing machine outlet.

You do need to know where you stop tap is - plumbing disasters can be far worse than this. I'd also recommend making sure you have plenty of isolation valves, including one to your washing machine, so that you can isolate problems when they occur rather than having to turn off the water to the whole house while you fix it.

Shut off the water (ideally just to the machine if you have an isolation valve). If this means cutting of your entire water supply then go out and buy some bottled water for drinking and some jerry cans - fill up the cans at a neighbour's house so you have water for cooking/handwashing/toilet flushing (use dirty water from handwashing, and only when necessary).

Once you have the leak stopped and drinking/handwashing water sorted, pull up the kitchen floor and start mopping. You need to get the water out of the house. If you have a dehumidified plug it in and switch it on. If you don't, borrow one.

First thing tomorrow morning, call a plumber. And if there aren't isolation valves for the washing machine/dishwasher/toilets/taps etc, get them fitted.

Browntoa

Last time mine was flooding there was a blockage in the waste pipe which caused the pipe to overflow when the washing machine emptied

Does the sink drain slowly ?

The outlet pipe from the washing machine may have come away/out of its connection to the waste pipe

The pipe connecting the water to the washing machine , a grey pipe with a large blue nut at each end, may be loose , one end should be connected to a connector with a small blue tap you can turn to stop the water. Check that the pipe is screwed on tight and feels dry to the touch

Make sure all the waste pipe connections are not wet at the joints , these also become loose and drip water

G_M

Washing machine leaks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45RrzQ42e8s

How to turn off the water:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxPmt9EYAqg

missprice

LiveOnce wrote: »

That's a bit harsh.

I've come here for constructive advice, not passive aggressive comments.

I don't think it was meant nastily.

Anyway stop cocks can be virtually anywhere, in this house its under the sink and there is one outside that stops next door and my water, in other house, hot water is in airing cupboard and cold in under stairs cupboard, and main in under stairs cupboard. In a previous house it was all outside in a cupboard against outside wall.

Most everything ( taps, inlets etc) have isolation valves within a couple of feet to to isolate only that item. Usually a screwdriver will be used to half turn it and the water will stop while whatever is fixed.

You need to pull out washing machine and see what you can, then report back to us.

Ch1979

But what we all seem to forget is that you only know if you are out of your depth.....when you are out of your depth!
I would follow the links above: I've repaired loads of stuff by following videos (including replacing a toilet siphon/washing machine seal/repairing a leak on my mains water pipe/replacing a garage door lock). And I'm not mega practical either.... Good luck x

csgohan4

Ch1979 wrote: »

But what we all seem to forget is that you only know if you are out of your depth.....when you are out of your depth!
I would follow the links above: I've repaired loads of stuff by following videos (including replacing a toilet siphon/washing machine seal/repairing a leak on my mains water pipe/replacing a garage door lock). And I'm not mega practical either.... Good luck x

Where's there's a will there's a way

Marktheshark

Whos property is this ?
Owned ? rented, association ?