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Water is dripping from the kitchen sink, or kitchen faucet or hot/cold connection pipes connecting to the kitchen facet or any of these and dripping below. I put some buckets under the sink to collect the water. Some of the water is soapy.
How do I find exact source or sources of the dripping water. The water dripping stops soon after I turn off the water control valves underneath the kitchen sink. Are there any things I can do by myself to fix this? Please help me.
 

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To help find a leak, I sometimes put a paper towel around a suspect joint, and watch if/where/how it is getting wet.

It could be the connections to the faucet, behind the sink. They are hard to get to, so maybe were not as tight as they should be. But you will likely need a basin wrench to get to them.

 

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If the water is "soapy" how sure it is coming from the supply side and not the drain. The same symptoms would occur, and the drip would stop when the water flow stopped. It may be time to get a pillow, clean out the cabinet, invert yourself with a flashlight and see where it is coming from. Then you can take corrective measures.
 

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Water is dripping from the kitchen sink, or kitchen faucet or hot/cold connection pipes connecting to the kitchen facet or any of these and dripping below. I put some buckets under the sink to collect the water. Some of the water is soapy.
How do I find exact source or sources of the dripping water. The water dripping stops soon after I turn off the water control valves underneath the kitchen sink. Are there any things I can do by myself to fix this? Please help me.
As mentioned, some paper towels or toilet paper is a great way to pinpoint a leak. Also use a bright led flashlight to help you see better where the leak is coming from.
 

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As mentioned, some paper towels or toilet paper is a great way to pinpoint a leak. Also use a bright led flashlight to help you see better where the leak is coming from.
Super Moderator JMON. Take note the spammer resurrected this year old thread trying to promote water filters. Hopefully the OP got his leak fixed and does not need one of the water filters the spammer is promoting.

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