My Light Fixture is LEAKING WATER!

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[@ZDub77]

I love that another guy with all the tools and ladders winds up standing on chairs for the projects. Makes me feel better

[@iamdmc]

ladder's too far chair's there ;)

[@goku4393]

See a doctor.

[@IntelliPocalypse]

I agree

[@marcmathes41]

thats because jerry riggs everything and we want it up to code lol

[@theawesomeness070]

these short form, smaller house projects are good viewing

[@Jermont86]

Also good to cover the cost of repairs. Win win

[@niallobrien-moran6596]

If you don’t have another story below you need to do concrete work instead of drywall. I guess better than damage to the kitchen cabinets and wooden flooring. Still I like the space that stories give.

[@GadsdenPurchase]

I love how calm you remain throughout the entire problem solving process!

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

Ikr I’d be freaking out

[@Flashbang_Photo]

are you supposed to be kicking and screaming the entire way?

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Yeah I'm stressed just watching this 😅

[@Chris-hw4mq]

That plumber is shitting bricks, you dont want to annoy agent 47

[@jeffreysmith4586]

I did this same repair with a shower with nothing but a cement slab underneath. Not a fun experience! Your drywall repair skills are really good by the way. Looks like new!

[@cloud3x3]

It feels like sometimes home owner / DYI has a negative connotation in the trades, but seriously, it doesn't seem like "professional" work is any guarantee either. I really feel like these days more and more home owners have to learn how to do this stuff, because I've found all sorts of "quirks" around my 5 year old home. Really cool watching you diagnose the problem. Good stuff.

[@JWill6969]

Yeah exactly. If you act truly confident in your ability to understand and tackle the project after thorough research, I say it's always worth the time and effort to learn it yourself. Alot of things can be done pretty easily with just a bit of patience

[@Smeltz247]

Professional just means your paid to do it. Doesn't mean you're good at it, just means there's someone dumb enough to pay you.

[@cambuchanan5836]

@@Smeltz247 as a plumber you’re not wrong lol

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@Smeltz247 And you're dumb enough to buy a house instead of building one yourself, or paying a surgeon when you could perform medical procedures on yourself.

[@IntelliPocalypse]

Who is to say Zack isn’t a professional? He seems to have been doing stuff like this all his life. This is probably one of the easier things he’s had to fix

[@delta_cosmic]

finally he remembered the password for this channel

[@jjunture]

I am a very “unhandy” homeowner, so I really value these videos. I am so appreciative when people share their knowledge of how to fix/repair things.

[@nusermane1076]

That’s hydro-power right there, isn’t it? 😁

[@the.original.throwback]

Thanks for the reminder that getting even small details right matter when doing any project. Luckily, the consequences of someone's careless error was limited to fairly simple repairs. Jess

[@BobDoesReviews]

100%. Shoddy craftsmanship and work ethic from the original plumber

[@IntelliPocalypse]

Well that’s what you get with new construction homes. This isn’t the worst atrocity, believe me

[@Skylabz0rz]

I was today's years old when I found out there are drain wrenches. I have a broken sink drain that I can tackle now! Thanks, Zack, for your sacrifice.

[@JerryRigEverything]

Glad i could help!

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Some times they don't work and you need to break the flange off with a screwdriver and the knock the threaded part off.

[@Auburn7543]

You still need a pair of channellocks or other slip-joint pliers for the bottom side.

[@rubensantos7925]

My old one was the ones with the long screw in the middle. My newer one i just user pliers to twist.

[@Demasx]

I feel for you. We had the same but the contractor ripped up the entire ceiling of our 1st floor living room and left it that way for 8 months before it was fixed. Wish we had a competent calm friend like you to diagnosis it at the time!

[@10p6]

I'm more amazed at no insulation in the floor, even if just for sound suppression.

[@pbft.j]

PLEASE POST MORE ON THIS CHANNEL. I love your handyman fixer content. Your jerryrig content, hehe. Please post more to inspire me to be a better handier man.

[@Sum_Guy]

It's alive.... It's aliiiiiive... the channel is still alive

[@vr0k3n]

I just love how Cambry looks at you with ❤❤ eyes

[@AfolSam]

I love these videos the most and I came to this channel for the tech, I love the amount of openness your channel is and how you'd rather solve a problem and gain knowledge, than pay for someone to do it and be none the wiser. Need more videos like this, unfortunately it usually comes at the cost of someones something, anything being damaged. While I wish that on no one, I love it when it happens to you because I know I'll get a video and some knowledge.

[@VitorMadeira]

Excellent. We want more home repair videos from you Zack, please! Thank you and greetings from Portugal.

[@gregsimpson621]

I've had to do this. Mine was slightly easier as I didn't have the "textured" ceiling. Nice job!! And informative!

[@Drummer52895]

Love the home improvement videos. Keep ‘em coming

[@scatterforce]

Love the DIY video. Also, love the house interior. Very classy.

[@JeremyJensenTheOriginal]

This is a helpful video. I had an identical bathtub leak last year. I went with a thicker silicone gasket from Home Depot and that solved my issue. Though I was lucky that the room it leaked into was another bathroom, so I installed a flush utility door and mounted a smart water sensor on the inside. No issues since!

[@l.rod2827]

Great Job Jerry!

[@jacobwineteer]

Great video! This was very helpful!

[@briansmobile1]

Nice job! That plumbers putty shrinks over time. It's not a good structural member- wasnt' designed to resist sideways forces. I did that repair on the tub and three sinks at my old (1957) house you've been to.

[@JacKAsterisK]

I think this literally just happened to me last night and your video just popped up in my feed... Thanks for the video! I'm definitely going to try this fix before doing anything crazy like I was planning haha.

[@vincentrao3610]

I've fixed leaks like this a lot. I usually try to replace the tub drain first and avoid opening any holes because 90 percent of that time the issue is the tub drain.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

It's weird that they installed the bathtub without an access panel on the wall behind it. I thought that was standard practice. But I guess if they're using plumber's putty as thread tape, they're probably doing some other weird things.

[@coltonbyu]

not sure i've ever noticed an access panel for a bathtub, is that universal code, or local?

[@TheRaker1000]

seems like an access panel is something to be added when you need it the first time

[@travissteadman5435]

Why do we love watching Jerry fix things so much?

[@AlexsAnimals]

Good thing you took action for it quickly. My family actually had the same thing happen a few years ago- leaking bathtub drain, water leaked into light fixture on room below. We waited too long and the drywall in the ceiling collapsed. Glad this didnt happen to you!

[@walterjohnson1157]

Plumber here. It hurt watching you cut that sheetrock because I knew it was just the putty seal. However, I must say that was a really clean repair! Great job!!

[@derekninabuck5359]

i am not even a plumber or even part of any construction trade and it hurt me watching them cut the sheet rock knowing that it was the putty seal that failed

[@foxyn_]

Got the same issue but because the wind took off some decoratives planks outsides, that created a hole and when it was raining all the water would go out through the lamp of the kitchen The endoscope is a pretty good idea to see what’s happening, thanks !

[@TheRaker1000]

i dont know if the sequence of events was the same as it seemed in the video, but if anyone is opening up drywall for this kind of fix, when you are done you may want to take those 3 test baths BEFORE you put the drywall back up and mud and tape and texture and paint.

[@johnathansmith1003]

I love stuff like this, GREAT content!

[@joeyabuki5959]

These are my favorite videos!

[@kwokwinghong6370]

thanks for update. missing your channel.

[@licensed2hustle_]

Life saver!!! Just came across this issue last night…and I’m absolutely sure it’s the same problem.

[@abdulhkeem.alhadhrami]

Gotta say i like watching Zack the handy man!

[@GuardianTiger]

First time seeing this channel of yours Zack

[@Lovin_NY93]

We need more jerryrigging on this channel, Zack

[@garretthuckins]

lookin nice and relaxed even with a leak!!

[@madelainepetrin1430]

Nice job. ❤❤❤

[@nilsekluund]

It's interesting to see that the bathtub drain goes straight into the floor, making the water lock inaccessible without cutting up the roof.

[@KhenggX]

Awesome you did this yourself. You could've easily just called someone to fix it for you. Great work!

[@GoPotato69]

yay, this channel is back, pls post more

[@veryniceman4059]

Wow I have the same features as you and I found a quick fix for it, it's just a good old bucket under it, it's saves water so you can water plants and stops water from running around the house

[@Mix101s]

I like this home maintenance with Jerry series.

[@MrAutoExpertJC.]

☝️Let’s talk via the username☝️ I’ve got something for you..📱📱📱

[@asicdathens]

In Greece when I installed something similar in my house the fitting that goes between the tub and the drain had a piece of rectangular putty between two sheets of plastic that goes where you put the o-ring . Plumbers usually put silicone instead and discard the putty.

[@Musti360]

Plz jerry keep this channel Alive

[@notold37]

Not the safest water feature, great fix, looks great Zack, cheers from Melbourne Australia

[@kyoko703]

These low effort but more personal posts are just as cool you guys! :)

[@daveezrin1896]

I had a similar issue at my house. Jacuzzi drain was criss threaded when installed. Tub would have to be removed to fix it so I put a ton of putty then silicone to cover it. The tub js grouted in. We still have water stains on the ceiling thinking it may happen again. So nice every time we use it we are weary.

[@toadinthehole8085]

I was thinking what's Jerry up to now crazy lovely man, kitchen shower lamp lol

[@Clauds1005]

Good fix and super nice spatula! 👍

[@MrAutoExpertJC.]

☝️Let’s talk via the username☝️ I’ve got something for you..📱📱📱

[@krzysztofmazurkiewicz5270]

Now thats a feature nobody asked for but as we can see, suprprises come from many places. And i guess the plaster roof takes those scratches at level 1 and deeper ones at level 2 ;)

[@AapjeJelleAapje]

This man can do it all

[@ramstab]

man for real jerry rig, gg

[@AK-ci5eg]

is that baby #2 with the ultrasound on the fridge?

[@JerryRigEverything]

Ohhh you're good. Very good. Too good.

[@erebostd]

Man, most American houses are really build out of cardboard 😁. The combination with (on the other hand) full metal trucks just shy of being armored troop carriers is the thing that gets me the most 😉. Grat repair, as always! 😁👍

[@Esiddik]

Woooowww!!! You know how useful it would be everyone made a video LIKE THIS everytime something weird broke we would all be 1998989 times more equip! So good! Thank you!!!

[@NatureSkyViews]

welcome back

[@mohitsoni2289]

Love this Idk why

[@Stingray4]

The water feature is a portable shower. So you don't have to go up stairs to take a shower. :D Great video.

[@devocracy1089]

Someone can have a bath upstairs while another has a shower downstairs, now that's efficiency!

[@greee]

@@devocracy1089 Showering with someones dirty water is the best am i right

[@qp868]

This is such a coincidence! We had the same exact problem in our house a couple of days ago. There was a problem with the water supply and it was leaking and the water came out from the lights above our island. This makes me question coincidences!

[@SmaugOfficial]

I dont know if you noticed but, Zack was wearing a GOD Tier watch aka CASIO ❤

[@christopherkidwell9817]

Almost doesn't look like anything was done! Way to go.

[@marcusrobinson1778]

Such a calm guy

[@LordOOTFD]

Considering the way the drain failed, unless that tub was installed after the house was built you should inspect every other tub drain. Mistakes like that tend to be a pattern.

[@MERRY24601]

Very useful video

[@KipWittchen]

Same exact thing happened to me, the drain piece was plastic and I must have torqued it too hard and the plastic cracked so water was just leaking down under the lip. Never good having a waterfall in the living room. I made sure the replacement one was metal and full diameter so I didn't have to use the plastic thread extender

[@patrickeastman1639]

id suggest sealing that underside at that 90 degree elbow with some silicone as well, it helps give you a second layer of defense against leaks incase the putty fails

[@BenKlassen1]

Nice home repair video.

[@PointShotDR]

I swear I didn't even know this was a different channel until today when watching Zack say "we haven't posted on this channel in a while". As youtube always showed me the videos I thought it was from the main channel.

[@salihtekin2497]

Zack turns a leak into a nice video with ASMR features

[@Jontelitooo]

You always have something to do when you own a house :)

[@SGRAHMD]

I never miss the snap !😎😎😎😎

[@protechnh]

Pretty much had the same issue this weekend. Show drain. Same thing

[@Al-ex92]

You have a second bloody channel!!!!!!!! 😯

[@deavo74]

I look forward to the next one in 16 months. 😁

[@nathantilly3539]

I'm not plumber either, however have had this issue before and on top of replacing the drain, adding silicone around the underside of the drain which screws into the tub was an additional step we took and so far so good :)

[@1pcfred]

If leaking is absolutely not an option then use 3M 5200 below the waterline marine sealant. It is pricey. But it works. I personally don't trust anything else. Though I've tried a few other things occasionally. Have seen them all fail too.

[@spelsoldaterna]

What a handy man! here in sweden we have the requirements to put a floor drain and conncet the bathtub drain to that. it makes it more secure for future leaks. Our regulations is kind of an other league here :S Happy to see that you didnt have bigger issues, you guys should be happy. WP

[@sdesigns-bringingyourvisio2305]

This is exactly what happen in our house. thank you for this video.

[@NMSHAFKI]

Cool repair Pro Zack did very easily but it was not a easy job ZacksFixEverything! 🛠️

[@jamesbarlett246]

We've had issues with the toilet and bathtub drain above our dining room. We had access panels installed below the tubs drain and the toilet so that if we ever had any more leaks we could catch the drip in time.

[@MacPoop]

Years and years ago I lived in an apartment that had 2 closets in bedroom; A small coat closet and a walk-in. There was a water line running above the ceiling over the coat closet right over the light fixture. Bare old fashioned incandescent bulb. The pipe slow-leaked for months, I didn't catch it until the mildew smell started (I didn't use that closet). Somehow the BULB got halfway filled with water!! Had it for a long time as a souvenir, to this day I couldn't tell you how water got IN the bulb but not one drop ever came back out of it. It was freaking weird!

[@anuragg3922]

Hi zack, I noticed you also facing same plumber putty leakage issue. I was facing same issue on 3 out 5 of my wash basins at home. I call the plumber and tell him what have you done but he was like no it's done this way only. I called another 2 plumbers they also say we also uses plumber putty only then give up and takes the matter in my own hand and re do all the drains with silicone sealant. It's been 5 years now and no leakage in any of them till the date.

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

Its being a minute since we had a video on this channel its intresrimg to see how plumbing is done in the US appose tot he UK

[@danposs86]

Watching this video reminded me, what happened to the log cabin you worked on years ago?

[@Jeff_Engineer]

I don't trust the putty. I've had 2 of these leaks. One happened only when the line was clogged and it leaked 30 ft away. I suspected a nail in the top of the pipe somewhere but never found it. The second was in the washer overflow pan that the builder missed one glue joint and initially tried to claim "they pop loose with age" but warranted for me when I showed them the dry pipe connection. Good work on your repair!

[@kalmangt2265]

ahh the joys of home ownership. been there many times myself!

[@milky1234123]

When they put in a tub on the second floor of a house they need to leave a a clearly marked area covered with a grate that leaves the ceiling open under tub so you can get at the drain much more easily and not have to cut out pieces of the ceiling unless it something more major. this wouldnt add much extra time to construction just cut out the dry wall piece and put a grate over it and it bam. Mark it accordingly to what it leads to and you are set. This is how we have at the house. The previous owner i think had same issue but never covered up the hold with more dry wall just screwed on one of those air vent grate things to cover up hole so it doesnt look bad. We had a leak a whole back and that made it so much easier to fix and fine removing the hassle. I highly suggest removing the piece of the drywall you put up and just covering it up with a grate to save time

[@parker4551]

Been here a few times with different rentals. Try tightening the drain first, usually works sometimes tighten overflow.

[@micdogg187]

This just happened to me a year ago except it was the overflow that was disconencted. Easy fix.

[@DaveAuld]

The rental we have in cyprus gets water coming out the lights now and again after heavy rain, they are sealed conduits in poured concrete, and no idea where it comes from!

[@flyingninja1234]

Oscillating power tools. Nice! Hopefully there wasn't too much damage.

[@mpxz999]

I had this, only with my sink, so not as bad! That was what began my whole home plumbing journey at the start of COVID... And on this journey, I've come to learn... 1) plumbers putty under flange lips (as you said) works great so long as it + the surfaces it is met with are properly prepared 2) plumbers pipe dope (thread sealer) for plastic type connections, and for NON-tapered threaded metal connections 3) Teflon tape on tapered metal connections 4) No Teflon tape, pipe dope or putty EVER on ball compression connectors Too many people think that Teflon tape is a thread sealer, and that leads to many nightmares too. Teflon tape only acts as a lubricant to help the installer tighten the 2 parts more easily, and further, than they'd be able to otherwise. But yeah! No one asked me so why am I typing this? Your diagnosis of the plumbers putty on the ABS threads being the culprit sounds spot on! Good video!

[@limpfinger12]

I had that too from my bedroom fan! Mine was from ice dams

[@jacobhosler1982]

That was definitely an electricians nightmare and the meme.😮😂

[@eddie3314]

Nice patch work I must say though😀

[@99andrianmonk]

Don't feel bad, just did the same repair at our daughter's house. 2nd Floor shower drain was over the kitchen sink light so she also had a water feature. Wallboard repair took longer than fixing the drain.

[@davidwatson8142]

You should do a video on mold. It would be very educational for you.