Hi, this is my first post, so thanks in advance for any help.
I was walking along the outside of the house today, and noticed that there is a hole in the wall leaking water at a pretty constant pace, straight onto one of my bushes. This hole lies directly under the kitchen sink on the interior of the house. When we run the sink, the water begins to pour out of the hole (pipe), but not at a fast rate. I checked under the sink and everything is dry as a bone, and the only pipe leading into the wall is the one that appears to go out to that hole in the wall. Now, my guess is that it's a vent of some sort, or access point for plumbers, but I'm not sure. Basically, I have two questions:
1. What is this random hole, and how do I plug it?
2. If this is a vent, would this be a direct indicator that the line is clogged, and would this be a 'drano and wait' job, or a 'call a plumber and get out the checkbook' job?
Thanks!
I was walking along the outside of the house today, and noticed that there is a hole in the wall leaking water at a pretty constant pace, straight onto one of my bushes. This hole lies directly under the kitchen sink on the interior of the house. When we run the sink, the water begins to pour out of the hole (pipe), but not at a fast rate. I checked under the sink and everything is dry as a bone, and the only pipe leading into the wall is the one that appears to go out to that hole in the wall. Now, my guess is that it's a vent of some sort, or access point for plumbers, but I'm not sure. Basically, I have two questions:
1. What is this random hole, and how do I plug it?
2. If this is a vent, would this be a direct indicator that the line is clogged, and would this be a 'drano and wait' job, or a 'call a plumber and get out the checkbook' job?
Thanks!