In our last apartment, the builder welded it in. It was secure and ugly. In this one, it's new, but…

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In our last apartment, the builder welded it in. It was secure and ugly. In this one, it's new, but ugh, it's leaking at the connections! Google suggests a bunch of sealants, flax, some kind of gaskets. Honestly, it feels like a bunch of BS. My husband is freaking out, says we should install an electric one, he hasn't done that in a while. But I'm feeling stingy, you know, if there's a water heater already! Anyway, he sent me to gather opinions from you ladies: what have your specialists or husbands used to seal it, and has it held up (please share stats in years)?
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Vedeneva Yuliya
Call a plumber, they'll cut it off and screw on a new one.
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Gulya
We don't have a heated towel rack, but the pipe leading to it used to leak every year. We ended up welding it at the entrance to the apartment.
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Nadezhda
My dad did it, and it hasn't leaked for a year. It didn't come from the builder; we bought the pipe and some fittings.
My husband doesn't know how, and neither do I.
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Naziya sidiki
It doesn't leak. I lived in a rented place for many years. We bought from the developer. It doesn't leak either.
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Anna
0 times in my entire life
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Asya
All these sealants and stuff don't last long if the connections themselves are bad. They might also be overtightening them, it's not metal like it used to be.
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Natali
We have an electric one, and I absolutely love it! It has temperature control and a timer.
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lyutikova elena
Asya I think so too, but what can you do?
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lyutikova elena
Natali Is it drawing a lot of electricity?
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Kristina
Never leaked
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lyutikova elena
It's already packed in there like a vaccine-hesitant person's hat! 😄
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Gala
Well, then it seems like things are really going downhill.
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lyutikova elena
replaced… it's still leaking
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Svetlana
electric, never
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Duct tape and pads aren't just random items. They're what you use to fix a leaky faucet, and they really work!
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Gala
Did they re-thread the pipe too?
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Klinduh Ekaterina This is also where your faucets, toilet hose, dishwasher, water filter, washing machine, and more are connected.
Is that leaking too?
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lyutikova elena
Klinduh Ekaterina Everything listed is attached with simple threaded hoses, no tape, sealant, or anything else. There are gaskets, but no other parts.
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Klinduh Ekaterina So either you're not paying attention, or it's done carefully and the linen isn't sticking out, and you just think it's not there.
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