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I've got someone coming Friday. I'll just leave it alone until then. The line is buried underneath the basement floor, but it is only 5 years old from when the furnace was installed. This shouldn't be an expensive fix right?

Was cleaning up the basement in preparation for carpet installation and noticed a small leak coming from the oil line where it is connected to pump. There is no clamp on the line where its attached to the copper fitting and the pump housing had about 10mL's of oil in it. Will this be an easy...

Thanks a lot. We are 6 hours since the last leak. All should be fine and ready to use tomorrow. Cheers!

I tried it out today with the teflon paste. First try still leaked through the thread. Took it apart, put a lot more past up above the flange, below it, and then tighened it back up. So far its holding. How long should I wait before putting stuff back under the sink? A day, and hour...

THanks, this might sound like a stupid question, but I have looked at the instructions a dozen times and it looks like the larger side of the mack washer is against the nut, not the sink, but in these videos it looks the opposite. Is that What I"m doing wrong?

So teflon paste on the threads at the juncture between mack washer and sink. Any on the washer itself, or the sink itself? Thanks for your help, will hopefully get to try it out tonight.

I am right then in thinking the silicone under the flange isn't my problem? I will try the leave it loose enough to leak, tighten until it stops leaking strategy tonight. Should I also teflon tape te PVC threads?

Should add that the sink manufacturer says no plumber's putty because it will stain the finish. There is no washer underneath the flange, and I have not added any teflon tape or sealent to the rubber gasket.

First timer here trying to learn on the fly how to install a new drain assembly. Just installed a new sink, tested the drain assembly before attaching the sink to cabinet without any problems, only to have it leak an hour later after it was installed. The water leaks down slowly through the...