Leaky Upstairs Bathtub
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2019
- Follow along as I figure out why the upstairs bathtub recently started leaking at random times.
Thanks to weasel2htm for recording the drum sting (or "rimshot"), as performed by Bill, of the band "Not A Planet".
The beginning portion of the video showing the ceiling drywall damage and talking about water dripping through the exhaust fan gave me flashbacks to a few years ago when an apartment I was renting had catastrophic leaks in multiple places after a rather large melting of built up ice and snow. Cracks and bubbles and drips through fixtures for days, fun. Glad your situation didn't get close to that bad!
Future reference you can pull the overflow assembly out of the pipe and reassemble the lever mechanism outside of the pipe, then feed everything back in.
I hinted at doing that early in the video ("might take the overflow assembly out", which probably isn't a very accurate or even vaguely direct quote) but decided against it for a few different reasons. I didn't want to disturb the piping that much, since it doesn't look like any fun to replace. (There's evidence that someone soft soldered all that pipe in situ, and my hat is truly off to them for not burning the house down and only scarring the wood a little bit.) And, well, the other tools were down in the basement. I was just too lazy to go and get them. :-)
@@uxwbill whatever works at the end of the day! Hope it remains trouble-free for another few decades!
@@RoastBeefSandwich I can't always lay claim to doing things the easy, "right" or conventional way. :-)
There's more fun to come! I'll have to deal with the drain pipe at some point, because the portion that runs down the laundry chute has developed a hole. It only dribbles a little, but it could get worse. I'm thinking of cutting and replacing it with PVC and some boots to rejoin the original copper pipe at the start of this run and the central drain stack.
Hi Bill. You probably know this but that bathroom needs a remodel. But, that was a good repair considering what you had to work with.
The bathroom has had a substantial remodel. We took it down to the studs. Only the tub, tile wall and exhaust fan are original to it. The tile wall does need some attention, though.
For some reason, you reminded me of repairing the lawn tractor last week. Somehow an Allen wrench got tossed up around the rear axle and. threw the drive belt off the pully. I tugged and tugged on the belt for the better part of an hour. Then I notice the brake pedal wiggling. I set the brake and was ready to reassemble the tractor in about 1 minute. Morel of the story. If your drive belt comes loose, set the brake first LOL.
2:13 I had no idea those things came in other colors besides black and white. I like them, very bright LEDs for the price.
Another video by Bill the Handyman! I enjoyed the addition of the rim shot clip...
Hi William.
You may of replaced the bath to tube seal. but will it still seal at the top where that rust is?
I would have thought that cleaning the rough rust off the inside surface and brushing it with kill rust would have slowed it down.
Then applying a thin smear of rubber solution to fill the pitting in could be helpfull.
I'm not moaning about anything bill, just my thoughts :-)
The seal is very thick, and screwing everything back together also pulled the two parts (faceplate/control and overflow pipe) together. It is sealed quite tightly.
uxwbill
Sorry bill, i just didn't want it to leak again, i do actually want you to win with everything you do :-).
I'm not a plumber or electrician, however, I've replaced the gaskets for the faucets under the sinks and the outside water lines and knew where the electrical issue was at. That, and my mom knew what the issue was and she would look it up or just by knowledge since she watched my grandpa do the handy work, such as plumbing and electrical. Appliance repairs, I've done before, such as fixing the draining issue with my washing machine and dishwasher, and I have fixed the old water heater before it started to act up again.
I need to replace the gaskets for my tub as the faucet itself is leaking.
A job well done, uxwbill! Don't suppose you could make a video sometime on the G4 cube you picked up soon please? I'm itching to see it sometime!
There might be a video about it, but I make no promise of exactly when.
uxwbill good to hear, in the meantime keep the videos coming! Thanks!
The color of that tub reminds me of my granddads house. Apart from the lower two floors, the upper two are a look back into housing 60 years ago.
Remotely operated drain stopper.... thats thinking ahead right there. As a bath prepper and enthusiast, thats a brilliant idea! I could cook dinner and activate the drain stopper from the kitchen. All thats left is for somebody to come up with the idea of remotely operating the faucet and temperature control remotely with a water level sensor to automatically shut off the faucet once the water level has reached a programmed predetermined fulfillment requirement!
I wish someone would think of that too! I guess I'll just have to wait for the genius who thinks of that...😢
😁 i like to have fun!
It's been a long time since this video was made, so I may have "bit fade" when it comes to remembering everything that was said without rewatching it.
When I said "remotely operated", I meant there is a linkage between the lever and the actual stopper mechanism.
That said, you could do what you have in mind with an Arduino, motor driver and some servo motors. Just make sure you include some kind of safety sensor or similar device, so that an overflow can't take place!
@@uxwbill I appreciate that you took my comment seriously, I apologize because I was just being silly and having some fun.
LOL...where is your FLASHLIGHT? Seriously though...one of my new favorite things over the past year has been a rechargeable magnetic worklight I think I got from Lowe's, which would be Menard's up there. Plenty of lumens. Has a bank of LED's facing the side and a pencil beam at the end.
I really did have a flashlight in there with me. Somehow I left it on the medicine cabinet. It's a Dollar Tree special, though.
It is a very common problem, even on a new installation if not put together correctly. You can pull the stopper linkage out in one piece without removing the critter pin.
I chose to be cautious and not risk breaking any particularly ancient parts for which replacements might be not be easy to find or install.
That sucks at least you cought it early
Did that stop your leak then after replace the over flow you did not say
so that’s what the lever did
Okay, Bill...
How much did the plumber charge for the cotter pin fix?
Your a man of many talents Bill good on ya Handyman !!!!!pointy nose pliers be better maybe?
The only pair of needle nose pliers I could find were rusted solidly together, or I'd have used those. I blame the roving tool bandits around here. Some would say they're a big problem here. :-P
i sure like the bathroom exhaust fan with the light in it. where do i get it?
That model hasn't been made since probably some time in the 1970s.
where is your borescope you used a few months ago on your couch????
Flood damaged. (Also way more than a few months ago...)
uxwbill I think he lives in a another reality where a few years ago is a few months ago ;)
love your videos as you are so pragmatic!
I never knew what that overflow drain lever does.
I agree I love old houses they just have some kind of character I dont feel in newer houses I grew up in a 1 story 1977 house and it had a ton of character it was quite beatiful and so was the yard even if the house had some issues such as the gutters rusting. The house I live in now is a tri level house from 1989 its not a bad house (aside from numerous plumbing problems every year) but its just a very basic and boring house theres not much unique like my last house I grew up with plus the yard is pretty standard and not even that many tress. Pretty much every older house I have been to or someone I know owns has a lot of character I just dont see anymore feels like new houses are just cookie cutter
So a 1977 house is an old house? Americans...
@@gctechs I would consider a 42 year old house old
@@Twintania Well, my house is from 1910s and it's nowhere the oldest in the town. There are houses from 1700s and 1800s and those are old.
@@gctechs that's certainly old
I just have one question did that fix the leak?
Yes.
@@uxwbill I am glad to hear 👂 that that did the trick!!!
What a pain in the Kazoo. LOL
that indeed is an interesting piece of filler. sadly the only word I can make out is "Brand" on the bottom and the letters "Bi" above that the lighting and fading is just the right combination to make the rest unreadable
I see I'm not the only one to have a collection of them LED lightswitches, they're so handy for all kinds of purposes, though one suggestion, get a handful of mobile phone mini-tripods and put the lights in them, that way you have mini-workights that stand on their own, as demonstrated here on Instagram by myself working inside the dryer back in 2017... :D
instagram.com/p/Ba8QbzHAtGV/
I got most of mine on closeout for a dollar apiece. The only thing I regret is not having bought...quite a lot more of them.
I bought mine from a UK shop called Poundstretcher, they sell them (in white plastic only) for £1.99, though occasionally I find them at Poundland (unrelated) for £1 a piece and in different colours, I even converted two of them to LiPo batteries and USB charging, just for the heck of it, saves buying many AAA batteries... :)
A lot better way to do it then you are doing it.. Some plumbing needs redesign and we still have not been able to do so. The overflow design from many, many years ago is absolutely horrible both you and I could design a better overflow but yet the pro's cannot. Yeah it would cost a dollar or two more but be 100% reliable. Overflows have always been a joke in my book, they don't get used often but when the failure occurs more damage then necessary. Terrible design no matter how you look at it. Should have been 100% seal fore and aft. Yes it could be slim in design.
What? This lasted for...40, 50, maybe a few more years than that. It did pretty well in my book, and would probably still be going if it hadn't been disturbed. Alas, the original drain control gave in to corrosion.
The single seal design seems pretty simple and clever to me. Add a second seal and you may have just doubled your failure rate, and needlessly added complexity.
It is true that the overflow doesn't usually keep up with a filling tub that someone's forgotten about. One's not really supposed to walk away from a running tub, though.
@@uxwbill I appreciate the feedback, yes it did last 40 years without use or very little use. Bill I''m putting my foot down on this one, the overflow should be sealed on both sides with in our day a silicone gasket. Well due for redesign. Easy enough to do and can be done slim line if needed. I have seen in many how leaks occur over time and it is not noticeable to the user/occupants. 100% seal fore and aft, is the best route, I will not argue this point again. Two lines of defense are normally going to be better then one. I'm offering a little advancement in tech rather then being stagnant. Bill I love the old tech but you have to move forward sometimes/most times. Agreeing to disagree sometimes brings on new ideas. Touche.. :) ..
@@curiosity2314 This bathtub is actually quite frequently used. I don't really care if you "put your foot down" or do anything else for that matter. I'm not interested in your ultimatums. Put your double seal system on the market if you think you're right. Maybe you will be. It matters not to me.