MarriedGeek
New Member
I'm baffled by this one. After my morning shower, I went downstairs and noticed a large amount of water all over the floor directly below the upstairs bathroom. I knew it recently happened because it did not sit long enough to ruin the laminate flooring. The weather also recently got warmer.
The water had somehow leaked in between the sub-flooring from the bathroom directly upstairs into the room downstairs. There was puddled water up inside the sheetrock in the downstairs ceiling. There's a faux vent in the ceiling so that I can reach valves, etc. The water excess water had drained out through this vent and onto the floor.
After I dried up the floor and the inside of the sheetrock in the ceiling, I tried running a hot shower again, several times, as well as ran the toilet. No leaks. Dry as a bone. The PVC pipes are dry, as are all the water lines. I see no indication of water coming off a pipe. I saw no signs of water near the toilet drain. My wife is running the dishwasher and says it's still dry. I'm baffled.
My question is, could a change in temperature allow for a PVC pipe to leak, but then re-seal? Could a sudden change in temperature cause this effect?
The water had somehow leaked in between the sub-flooring from the bathroom directly upstairs into the room downstairs. There was puddled water up inside the sheetrock in the downstairs ceiling. There's a faux vent in the ceiling so that I can reach valves, etc. The water excess water had drained out through this vent and onto the floor.
After I dried up the floor and the inside of the sheetrock in the ceiling, I tried running a hot shower again, several times, as well as ran the toilet. No leaks. Dry as a bone. The PVC pipes are dry, as are all the water lines. I see no indication of water coming off a pipe. I saw no signs of water near the toilet drain. My wife is running the dishwasher and says it's still dry. I'm baffled.
My question is, could a change in temperature allow for a PVC pipe to leak, but then re-seal? Could a sudden change in temperature cause this effect?