Easy and Quick Way to Fix a Leaking Air Gap

[@Ocho474]

You sir are a life saver! thank you so much for posting this video.

[@georgekessel9036]

Thank You for posting this video! It was exactly what needed, plus it was a simple fix.

[@vardale1]

Thank you Ali, I should have found your video before I took apart the whole system.

[@mickmouse2258]

I have one of these and fought this problem. One day I suddenly realized the answer - I take a can of compressed air and put the "straw" into the air hole on the faucet, SEAL IT WITH MY FINGER AGAINST THE FAUCET AND STRAW and blast the air for a couple seconds. The dishwasher or disposal back flushing junk into the pipe is the culprit. Air blast every couple weeks or if it gurgles, 10 second fix. I've been doing this for years.

[@TheArticblue]

Perfect! It worked for me. KZbin comments FOR THE WIN! Thank you for posting this comment. 🎉

[@angieGre]

Thanks. This fixed my problem, and I wouldn't have thought about that without your help.

[@-mattwood]

Thank you so much for posting this! Could not have figured this out on my own. Seems like this solution should be included in the manual as a fix.

[@rishiranjan3821]

Thanks a bunch. This video helped me resolve my issue. I was going to call a plumber. You saved me all the hassle.

[@suekane5305]

Thanks SO MUCH for your detailed video. I followed what you did and that was my exact problem. - it was an quick, easy fix!. Yay!!! I tried blowing air in the hole as well and it didn't do anything. So happy I didn't have to call a plumber.

[@NativeHiro]

How often should we do this? Twice this year we have been in our basement and hear dripping noises to come upstairs and find water EVERYWHERE. I knew it was a clogged drain line based on extensive research lol and it fixed the issue but we never know when it’ll happen.

[@jeanniegustafson4665]

This Mama was able to clear it just like you said. Thank you so much!

[@lizziemarrufo6839]

I’ve been researching the correct location for the drain saddle and they recommend not installing near or under the garbage disposal drain line because debris from the disposal clogs the line. They have an adapter you can install to the disposals dishwasher connection which drains straight to the garbage disposal vs drain pipe. Looks very easy to install and have excellent reviews

[@davefrankie2427]

Worked like a charm and I can return the new tap I ordered. Thanks again!

[@albadawi97]

Awesome! Glad to help.

[@mikechu5708]

Thank you! Help solve my issue.

[@motorfreight450]

Thank you so much I solve my problem. It worked fine at the AO smith system.

[@reyesadorno9747]

Thanks for making that video I had the same issue i didn't know what to do until I found you video. Thanks for sharing those good videos.

[@moshares7420]

Glad I could help

[@WaysunJohnnyTsai]

Man, I just special ordered a replacement Air Gap faucet because Menard's said thats what it was and now it's fixed. Going to keep the part, just in case though.

[@JIMENEZ785]

Thank you. This solved the issue. You saved me a headache

[@dethraid]

my problem was slightly different ...had this same problem of water leaking out........ tried this and a couple other things but what worked for me was pulling the drain hose out from that blue fitting thing on drain then letting it hang used a air compressor at 30 psi and pushed air from the vent on the faucet and it spit out a chunk of gunk on the floor and bam works flawlessly now!

[@pavanchilukuri]

Worked like charm! Thank you

[@moshares7420]

Glad it helped!

[@mihirvashi]

You saved my day. Thank you for posting this video.

[@Andrew-ssc66]

Super helpful, thanks so much man

[@BrijeshPatel-np1bu]

Thank you for sharing this solution, it’s really helpful and appreciated your help!

[@claytonw_cz]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@advill21]

Very Helpful. Thank you

[@moshares7420]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jesusquintana9374]

Hey man fix my too thank you so much for posting this video

[@jeremyfox5756]

Fixed my problem! Thank you!

[@BundaMole-gp8yv]

Your video solved my issue! Thank you.

[@moshares7420]

You're welcome!

[@krisp9763]

Thank you so much! You saved me so much time!

[@spookerboo1605]

Just the tip I needed! Thank you.

[@ma10074242]

Thanks, your video helped me out!

[@moshares7420]

Glad it helped!

[@dccreations1361]

Thanks for the video my dude

[@cuneytmeran7237]

Thank you, such a helpful video and easy fix.

[@duymai3921]

God bless had problem with this for so long before I came across this video

[@TaraHeather]

This was super helpful! Wow, had no idea how dirty my tube was😅😳 thank you!!

[@moshares7420]

Happy to help!

[@rudyruiz7349]

Thank you sir! I will give it a try!

[@LamNguyen-WordUnveiled]

Thank you to save my MONEY!

[@jo77712]

Thank you for making this video!!

[@chrisdormer260]

Totally worked! Thank you!!!!

[@moshares7420]

Glad it helped!

[@elsirezo492]

Had the same issue. I used a large surenge to suck out all the gunk from the hose.

[@xdgong]

Thanks, Mo! Mine got fixed with your video tip right away.😅❤

[@moshares7420]

Glad I could help!

[@garadimohan]

Amazing! It worked like a charm. Thank you!

[@moshares7420]

Glad it helped!

[@anitazygmunt8475]

Thank you , it worked.

[@DaanavMahashay]

Thank you, this saved lot of plumber fee 😊

[@dmitriymeh]

Super thanks 👍

[@waynerollack1026]

Thanks-you for sharing, very helpful.

[@moshares7420]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bartcervantes334]

Thank you

[@henryprego]

You can also use a metal hanger to unclog the line.

[@poppanolan]

Second time this video saved my arse! Thank you sir

[@gonzalesalex77]

Thank you Sir!!

[@moshares7420]

Most welcome!

[@timdex91]

Thanks.. going to give it a try... Stay safe

[@timdex91]

The saddle connection had moved, blocking the drain hole.... thanks again

[@MyNd1234]

it worked for me, thanks a lot.

[@stbrulz]

Heck yeah brother thank you

[@bigdavido82]

Thanks so much!!

[@moshares7420]

You're welcome!

[@arvitkopliku7232]

I cleaned mine out but it’s still leaking…I turned the water on and let it run disconnected from the p trap. Perhaps I didn’t let it run enough. I checked and water was flowing out but still leaking from the top. I connected the tube back and let it run but it’s still leaking. Maybe I need to get one of those long pipe cleaners and run that through. Thanks for the help.

[@tavuong666]

I like because it’s solved my leaks

[@christianalexander4397]

Your drain line should be mounted above your P trap. Right now, your drain line is sitting in the waste water that is sitting in the trap which is likely why you are accumulating debris in the RO drain line.

[@moshares7420]

Thank you! Great suggestion.

[@stephenmanz263]

It also looks like the drain line is longer than it should be. It droops below the point where it connect to the the drain pipe.

[@DEHOYOS98]

Move the drain line away from the disposal and shorten the blue line so the debris can't sit in the low spot.

[@小金宝-v4i]

Blue line or white line ?

[@DEHOYOS98]

@@小金宝-v4i both actually

[@aribella6913]

I cleaned mine out and it’s still squirting out. I have to disconnect and see if water comes out. Thanks.

[@amazonwinds]

Thanks a lot. This was super helpful. Hope I could find this before removing the faucet. Now I am having hard time tightening it up.

[@harpreetkhakh]

Thankyou ! It helped.

[@muhanedaljabiry2138]

Glad to hear that

[@Anticrap-b1e]

Is there a one way flow valve that would prevent garbage disposal back wash into RO drain line? I have exact same issue… Plumber didn’t resolve it

[@aliciaallison5032]

Had this problem except it wasn’t fixing it so I took apart my ptrap it had a little bit of debris so I took a straw cleaner and put it in the port on the drain and it seemed to work

[@khanhvinhct]

I checked there was no clogging at the end. Check the red tub for water restrictions, no issue found. I was about to give up then a thought crossed my mind, I blew the blue tube with high air pressure and the disgusting stuffs came out from the hole behind the faucet. Nasty. So it’s clog right at the faucet end. At least it stop leaking now. 😅

[@ritabernal3735]

It worked!!!

[@simplenimbus]

Does the RO system just constantly drain water like that? I noticed you didn't have the RO faucet on but it was still draining water?

[@torajeshtk]

This really helped

[@khanhvinhct]

This also raises a concern: is the water from the filter system that nasty? Like all dirt and minerals? Mine came out BLACK. NASTY.

[@薛彩香]

thank you it helped

[@moshares7420]

Glad it helped

[@talosian]

If you just hooked it up, and water is shooting out of the weep hole instead of the faucet, it's because you have the two large lines reversed.

[@chetfoster6836]

OK so this may sound gross but I was able to get my mouth over the weep hole and blow into it and it did the same thing as this video shows

[@Charly_Z]

Just installed and its doing it with no clogging its brand new what else can it be?

[@diverdown09]

Your drain is too low, should be a couple inches above you p-trap