My partner and I had a major leak in the kitchen.
- The two of us didn’t realize water was leaking under the sink until the water started to come out from underneath the door.
The two of us rarely go into the section below the sink. The two of us keep seasoned cups and dishes down there that we do not use anymore. It’s honestly more appreciate an extra trash can then storage. When we noticed water coming out of the door, I shut off the sink so we could identify the problem, unblessedly for us, the complication was already pretty severe. The leaking water was absolutely in the wall behind the pipes. The wall was wet and the floor was saturated too. The two of us contacted a plumbing supplier to help with the repair. They brought us a dehumidifier to get rid of the moisture in the air and in the wall. The portable dehumidifier was small enough to fit underneath the sink. The girl put a tube from the dehumidifier into the sink so the moisture could drain back into the sink instead of onto the floor. When the dehumidifier was localed under the sink, the moisture levels were around 75%. After we let the dehumidifier run for 3 afternoons in a row, the moisture levels were closer to 40%, but running the dehumidifier kept us from getting mold and mildew in the house. After that plumbing problem, our partner and I are more careful about looking under the sink once or twice a week. The two of us were not being vigilant last time, but we won’t make that same mistake again in the future.