Bathroom sink leaking at tail peace and slip nut not sitting flush. Keeps not following thread.

[Fred1]

I had to take the pipe of my bathroom sink off today as I had a blockage. I’ve tried to put it back on and now it is leaking from the tail peace. The slip nut won’t sit flush on the thread and I now can’t stop the leak. Any help appreciated

 

[Fred1]

I had to take the pipe of my bathroom sink off today as I had a blockage. I’ve tried to put it back on and now it is leaking from the tail peace. The slip nut won’t sit flush on the thread and I now can’t stop the leak. Any help appreciated

 

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[Fred1]

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[Jeff H Young]

its cross threaded loosen p trap so the tailpiece is free and centers up. The nut might be damaged but dont give up yet

 

[Reach4]

To avoid crossthreading, I like to turn the nut CCW a few turns first, feeling where the nut drops in during the rotation. Then turn CCW to just after that point, and then go CW.

 

[Fred1]

its cross threaded loosen p trap so the tailpiece is free and centers up. The nut might be damaged but dont give up yet

its cross threaded loosen p trap so the tailpiece is free and centers up. The nut might be damaged but dont give up yet

I’ve not even had it screwed on to the p trap. Just been screwing on the tail piece. Seems not to be following the thread

 

[Fred1]

To avoid crossthreading, I like to turn the nut CCW a few turns first, feeling where the nut drops in during the rotation. Then turn CCW to just after that point, and then go CW.

What’s the CcW and CW?

 

[Reach4]

What’s the CcW and CW?

Counterclockwise when viewed from below, from the nut side.

 

[Jeff H Young]

Righty tighty lefty loosy the easy way to remember , my dad taught me that clockwise way never forgot it musta been between 6 and 9 years old the other saying i like better

 

[Reach4]

Righty tighty lefty loosy the easy way to remember , my dad taught me that clockwise way never forgot it musta been between 6 and 9 years old the other saying i like better

That "Righty tighty lefty loosy " works better for people who only know digital clocks.

But both ways can be confusing for the nut like this that has its threads up, toward the viewer.

 

[GrumpyPlumber]

The curse of plastic slipnuts on metal threads is the plastic threads are easy to strip.

If it got to the point you're here, I might suggest replacing the tailpiece/slipnut combo.

 

[John Gayewski]

It looks like your missing the tailpiece if this is a lav it should screw up into the drain with fine threads.

 

[GrumpyPlumber]

It looks like your missing the tailpiece if this is a lav it should screw up into the drain with fine threads.

"Location London"

 

[Jeff H Young]

London Ohio maybe? That plumbing does look un American though no offence to Fred might be another country like England .