Ceiling leak from onetime water leak


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Old 08-20-18, 09:26 PM
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Ceiling leak from onetime water leak

I had several leaks from my kitchen sink in the span of a 1/2 hour. Now there's one spot (about an inch in diameter) in the drywall in the basement ceiling that's a little damp and soft, but there's no other visible damage.

Should I try to fix it or just let it dry and leave it alone?

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Old 08-21-18, 02:28 AM
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Leaks don't generally fix themselves. Have you been able to identify just what was leaking?
 
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Old 08-21-18, 04:31 AM
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I would not do anything about the water spot for a month or so. Give the ceiling plenty of time to thoroughly dry. Then coat the stain with a oil based stain blocking primer. Then top coat with latex paint to match the rest of the ceiling.
 
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Old 08-21-18, 05:46 AM
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Thanks for the answer.

The leak is from the dishwasher drain-hose standpipe. When I run the water in the sink for too long, water starts coming out of the standpipe. I assume there's some sort of blockage that's creating the water to backup into the standpipe. So if you know how to fix that, I'm all ears. I did post another thread about the leak issue.
 
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Old 08-21-18, 06:37 AM
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water starts coming out of the standpipe.
I think this where you problem lies. The stand pipe can't handle the volume of water being drained. What can't the DW discharge be connected directly to the kitchen sink drain? Then the if and when a blockage or overflow starts, the sink will be a reservoir to hold the overflow.
 
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Old 08-22-18, 10:12 AM
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I assume there's some sort of blockage...
I think you solved your own problem! You'll need to get a plumber in with a snake with a decent sized head. Kitchen sinks are notorious for grease blockages, and a standard snake will just poke a hole in the grease without actually clearing it.

You can of course rent a small auger and snake it yourself, but I've found snaking to be a bit of an art, and a mess... and something I'm usually happy to pay someone else to do.
 
 

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