Kitchen faucet leak
After fixing leaking connection in the water line on the bathroom toilet, just loose fitting, discovered a leak under island kitchen sink. Even though the flange nut under sink was loose it was not th...
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Sounds to me like the threaded "wing" nut fitting that connects the PEX to the actual faucet. They usually have 3 wings on them. They are not NPT fittings so Teflon or thread sealant won't do any good. Most of them are surface mating seals and usually have a rubber gasket.
RV manufacturers routinely fail to tighten them sufficiently. It a simple matter of giving the nut a half turn in the tighten direction. If you can't reach the wing nut with your hand you will need a basin wrench to tighten it.
Here's what the wrench looks like -
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/commercial-products/general-tools/basin-wrenches215472?trackURL=froogle&gclid=CILQrIO1wsgCFZQ6gQodT38OUw
In this pic the nut labeled "faucet connector" is the one I'm talking about -
http://www.h2odistributors.com/global/productpics/misc/ro-install_faucet-connector-diagram_l.png
RV manufacturers routinely fail to tighten them sufficiently. It a simple matter of giving the nut a half turn in the tighten direction. If you can't reach the wing nut with your hand you will need a basin wrench to tighten it.
Here's what the wrench looks like -
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/commercial-products/general-tools/basin-wrenches215472?trackURL=froogle&gclid=CILQrIO1wsgCFZQ6gQodT38OUw
In this pic the nut labeled "faucet connector" is the one I'm talking about -
http://www.h2odistributors.com/global/productpics/misc/ro-install_faucet-connector-diagram_l.png
