Ron_Jeremy
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I've gone down a rabbit hole in order to fix a (seemingly) simple problem. I noticed some water slowly leaking under the bathroom sink. The water was dripping off the bottom of the p-trap (not from the water supply lines) so I replaced everything from the sink pop-up stopper to the drain line coming out of the wall. I don't know how to remove the chrome ring that goes around the sink stopper so I left the original one in there.
I'm still getting some water drops on the test paper I leave under the sink. I'm pretty sure it's coming from the seal between the sink and the tailpiece (black rubber gasket immediately area below the sink).
Note: the water supply lines were not touched because the water landing on my test paper is nowhere near these lines and they also look/feel dry.
I've thrown away the tailpiece packaging so I don't know if I was supposed to use plumber's tape on the threads of the tailpiece. Do you think this is the problem or possibly something else? I've also confirmed that the tailpiece goes beyond the black plastic fitting.
I'm still getting some water drops on the test paper I leave under the sink. I'm pretty sure it's coming from the seal between the sink and the tailpiece (black rubber gasket immediately area below the sink).
Note: the water supply lines were not touched because the water landing on my test paper is nowhere near these lines and they also look/feel dry.
I've thrown away the tailpiece packaging so I don't know if I was supposed to use plumber's tape on the threads of the tailpiece. Do you think this is the problem or possibly something else? I've also confirmed that the tailpiece goes beyond the black plastic fitting.