Does this drip matter?
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
| Noticed by chance that our basement laundry tub faucet is slowly dripping. Maybe a single drip every 2-3 minutes. It’s an old antiquated faucet directly attached to the copper pipe and there’s no way I can replace it myself. But now it’s driving me crazy with worry. Having some plumbing work done in early ‘24. Can this wait until then, do you think? |
Anonymous
| No rush. That's a really slow drip, and it's contained in the sink. |
Anonymous
| A faucet is dripping slowly into a sink? It would never occur to me to worry about that. There is nothing bad potentially happening there aside from wasting a bit of water, probably less water in a year than a toddler wastes washing their hands. What worries you? |
Anonymous
| You might have a slightly higher water bill and it will take a plumber 20 minutes to fix it. |
Anonymous
|
Agree. It's likely a bad washer or fitting. Nothing to worry about unless it gets substantially faster. It will be an easy job for a plumber. Your only job is to decide what kind of new laundry faucet you want.
You might also want to consider whether you'd like the plumber to install a laundry shutoff valve. Some people like to turn the water to the laundry (or whole house) off if they plan to be away for any length of time. |
Anonymous
I travel a bit for work and worry it’ll suddenly get worse/completely fail while I’m away. |
Anonymous
|
Does the sink have shut-off valves? Just shut them off until you're ready to deal with it.
|
Anonymous
any, yet, OP posted here, and you are responding. |