Need Plumber and Advice

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Hi,

So the bathroom sink was blocked this morning, I plunged it for a good 15 mins and no go. Took off the bend under the sink (you can really see I know what I'm talking about :eek:) and it was clear, the water is not running from the bend out to the wall outside. The blockage is outside the flat (I am second story up in a 60's duplex type thing). In undoing the bend, it is now leaking after I put it back together again as I have no sealant or pipe cement.

My question is, how much is a plumber to get out, (I am in south Dublin) and is it a big job to unblock it and seal up the pipes again? How long will it take? I will wait till Tuesday but having a bit of a panic over it now (and feeling like a fool for undoing the pipe and having it leak )

danjo-xx

Was it a plastic trap like this, these have rubber seals in them and dont require any sealants etc as they just screw hand tight.

Could be dirt or grit on or round the seal causing the leak or you may have it on the wrong thread.

Egass13

gadetra wrote: »

Hi,

So the bathroom sink was blocked this morning, I plunged it for a good 15 mins and no go. Took off the bend under the sink (you can really see I know what I'm talking about :eek:) and it was clear, the water is not running from the bend out to the wall outside. The blockage is outside the flat (I am second story up in a 60's duplex type thing). In undoing the bend, it is now leaking after I put it back together again as I have no sealant or pipe cement.

My question is, how much is a plumber to get out, (I am in south Dublin) and is it a big job to unblock it and seal up the pipes again? How long will it take? I will wait till Tuesday but having a bit of a panic over it now (and feeling like a fool for undoing the pipe and having it leak )

Very vague question , one plumber might come out for nothing , another might charge 100euro . Ring around , but it might just be as above post said .

eeeee

Thanks for the replies, they're really helpful. I am at sea with this.

It doesn't look exactly like that no, it's not a 'u' bend but an L shape. It screws into a metal attachment from the sink. There are no other screwed joints in it, just the top to the sink, and a joiner with no thread on it to the one going out the wall. The blockage is in the pipe going out to the wall.

I put it back the same as it ws, although there looked to be a nice bit of silicone around/in the joints?

Sorry for the vagueness, I have no plumbing knowledge

Wearb

gadetra wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, they're really helpful. I am at sea with this.

It doesn't look exactly like that no, it's not a 'u' bend but an L shape. It screws into a metal attachment from the sink. There are no other screwed joints in it, just the top to the sink, and a joiner with no thread on it to the one going out the wall. The blockage is in the pipe going out to the wall.

I put it back the same as it ws, although there looked to be a nice bit of silicone around/in the joints?

Sorry for the vagueness, I have no plumbing knowledge

It looks like you have tried to repair a job that wasn't done properly in the first place. Post a pic, it might help.

eeeee

Wearb wrote: »

It looks like you have tried to repair a job that wasn't done properly in the first place. Post a pic, it might help.

I will post up a pic when I get home. I definitely damaged it putting it back together anyway I think. I would normaly try to shake the pipe outside to help clear it but it's too high up.