Hi, new poster and beginner DIY-er here, hopefully someone can help me.
I unscrewed the p-trap under the kitchen sink a few days ago to fix a clog. The clog is gone and I put everything back together but now there are two slow leaks where I had unscrewed the nuts to try to get to the clog.
I've tried researching online but can't find a similar example of how these connections work. I have PVC drain pipes with threads on the outside, and a metal nut that tightens on the threads. I tried putting teflon on the threads but that didn't seem to help any. Thinking about it, I'm not sure that it would since it seems to be on the exterior of the pipe anyway. There are no threads inside so I guess it is a slip joint? I'm not sure how to seal this properly to stop the leaks. Any suggestions?
Both of the connections that I unscrewed have slow leaks. In the first pic, it is the one at the top left and the one at the p-trap that are leaking.
I unscrewed the p-trap under the kitchen sink a few days ago to fix a clog. The clog is gone and I put everything back together but now there are two slow leaks where I had unscrewed the nuts to try to get to the clog.
I've tried researching online but can't find a similar example of how these connections work. I have PVC drain pipes with threads on the outside, and a metal nut that tightens on the threads. I tried putting teflon on the threads but that didn't seem to help any. Thinking about it, I'm not sure that it would since it seems to be on the exterior of the pipe anyway. There are no threads inside so I guess it is a slip joint? I'm not sure how to seal this properly to stop the leaks. Any suggestions?
Both of the connections that I unscrewed have slow leaks. In the first pic, it is the one at the top left and the one at the p-trap that are leaking.