Last week I was doing laundry and happened to be outside while the washer was draining. That’s when I saw it. There was a leak in the pipe coming out of the wall, at the elbow joint, just before the connecting pipe ran to the ground and out to the main line. Now if you’re wondering why there’s a pipe coming out of the outside wall, instead of simply running beneath the house and into the main line, all I can tell you is that the new pad is a bit janky here and there.
Anyhoo – back to that leak. It was just laundry water, granted, but it was close enough to the house that I worried it might – at some point – cause a problem with the adjacent wall. My first thought, naturally, was to call the plumber. But our janky love nest is always needing attention in some manner or another, and yet our janky love nest account doesn’t magically replenish itself. So sometimes a gal’s gotta take care of bid-ness herself.
Because of another outdoor leak, Mister had ordered some sort of magical sealant. That leak was/is by a sprinkler valve. But we’ve not been turning our sprinklers on (drought and El Niño), so that leak’s not been a problem. Since the package o’ magic was just sitting there, I decided it might be useful to apply it to the washer line leak instead.
The magical sealant is called Perma-Wrap and I’m now an unofficial spokesperson for the danged stuff. I read through the instructions, watched a vid-ja on the YouTuber and decided I was ready to give it a go. Basically, I applied the putty-like stuff around the pipe joint, then soaked the wrap in water for 20 seconds, rolled the wrap around the pre-puttied joint and wrung out the wrapping. I didn’t stray from the instructions and I didn’t fret. It was a ridiculously easy process, so of course I doubted it would work. And while the instructions state the wrap takes only 30 minutes to set and is then ready to use, I opted to wait a full 24 hours. Just in case.
Well yesterday I did laundry, friends. And guess what. It worked! That stuff didn’t leak a drop and is rock-hard. I plan to paint the wrapped patch, so that it doesn’t stand out so much, but other than that – touch wood – I think this problem has been handled.
I may order some more, just to have on hand. In the meantime, I am super-thrilled to have had a successful experience with Perma-Wrap. Wow!
Note: I have NOT received any compensation from Perma-Wrap in exchange for writing this post. But if the fine folks there want to send some Perma-Wrap love my way, I will graciously accept!