Ceiling repair after a water leak - Televison & Video

you need to leave if for a few weeks to dry out. or put a heater in room to help dry the dsmp patch, air flow heater. one with a fan.

You must have a leak in the pipe fittings ABOVE the ceiling. You will need to tear the ceiling apart, find and repair the leak and then repair the ceiling. A critical repair needed SOON, even if you don't repair the ceiling right away.

Pop bubbles, drain water, fix leaks. When leak is done and ceiling is dry sand and repaint it.

coil is dirty or frezing up allowing water to leak.

I see the water leaking out the bottom plastic cover through the two little holes. I do not see water leaking around the top seal. I assume it is coming from a seal on the bottom.
Is there a manual that shows how to take the dishwasher apart to get to the seals? I have the parts sheet which shows the exploded views where the parts are shown. Much appreciated!

if you have a water stain on the ceiling below your tub then you have a water leak. There is no easy solution for this. You must get to the underside of the tub in order to watch the jets when the tub is full of water to isolate the leak and then have it repaired by a plumber.

if you have copper piping,you probably twisted the pipe when,you tightened the spout ,and broke pipe. If you are'nt able to get into the wall on the shower side, cut a hole on the other side of shower wall to repair it.

Regretfully you have a leak. It is the only reason to have repeated pressure drops. Now it could be something like the relief valve or a leak in the wall or ceiling. Since it sounds like you have no water damage on walls or ceiling start by looking around the boiler when it is firing. Then look for someone in the referal area at fixya.com to repair the issue. This is specialized work and should be done by someone trained in the field.

Good Luck, Phil

Hi lorenzotwalk,

I'm Harvey the Master Plumber.

Your problem is: When you use the shower, water leaks through the ceiling.

First, since it only leaks when you're using it you can ignore the water lines. Now comes the detective work. Look very closely at any place the water can squeeze thru, i.e. cracks in grout or caulk, etc. Don't forget to look on the floor imediately outside the shower and around the shower door if any. If found it must be scraped out, cleaned and dryed to get good adhesion, then caulked with a high quality silicone caulk (color of your choise). Any other caulk will crack no mater what they say.
Let dry for 24 hrs.
If you havent found this kind of problem it's time to look at the drain line connection. You may have to open the ceiling to do this, that's why I'm always carefull in the first step. Turn the water on and watch the drain connection. If it leaks there, it must be repaired. In this case you might cunsider checking the Repair Directory for a repairman.

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Hi DERRICKDM,

I'm Harvey the Master Plumber.

You're poblem is: DISHWASHER LEAKING A LARGE AMT OF WATER AND ALSO THRU CEILING OF LAUNDRY ROOM

The only way to find and repair this leak is to remove the d/w so you can inspect the parts under and in the rear. I don't recomend this to the average homeowner. If the d/w has a few years on it you may look at the cost effectivenes of repair verses replacement. If you choose you might consider utilizing our Repair Directory to find a repairman.

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Harvey your Master Plumber