StefanieG
New Member
We had a slab leak repaired a few months back. It is leaking again. The leak is from a hot water line in the kitchen. We found our floor became hot again. The floor was reopened to verify the leak. We shut off the water at the hot water tank (valve) and allowed the lines to drain. Its been over 3 hours and there is still water coming out of one of the hot water faucets. The water leaking from the pipe is now cold, not hot. What would cause the water to still come out of the faucet and be leaking through the pipe after the valve is closed from the tank? Why would cool (not exactly cold) water be running through it?
We did install a recirculating pump but had that turned off and unplugged for several months. We also turned off the valves where the interior part if it is (under the bath sink). Yet water is still coming from the faucet.
We shut the water off at the main and put a pressure regulator on the outside faucet. It has dropped a little over the hour with no faucets open. I'm collecting the water that's slowly dripping from the pipe in the floor so I can measure how much is still coming out. I imagine there may be a bit. Its about 1 drip every 3 seconds.
We did install a recirculating pump but had that turned off and unplugged for several months. We also turned off the valves where the interior part if it is (under the bath sink). Yet water is still coming from the faucet.
We shut the water off at the main and put a pressure regulator on the outside faucet. It has dropped a little over the hour with no faucets open. I'm collecting the water that's slowly dripping from the pipe in the floor so I can measure how much is still coming out. I imagine there may be a bit. Its about 1 drip every 3 seconds.