Kitchen Plumbing in San Jose, CA
Kitchen plumbing is everything under and behind the kitchen sink: the shutoff valves, the trap, the dishwasher drain, the disposal connection and the faucet. Plus the new rough in when a remodel moves the sink.
Signs you need this
Water in the sink cabinet
Most water in a sink cabinet comes from one of four places: a supply line or shutoff valve, the trap joints, the dishwasher drain connection, or the garbage disposal. Dry everything with a paper towel, run the water, and watch which part gets wet first. That tells us what to bring.
Shutoff valves that have not been turned in years often will not close, or start leaking once they are moved. If yours are stiff, replace them before an emergency makes you find out.
Dry everything, run the water, and watch which part gets wet first.
Remodels
Moving a sink means moving its drain, its vent and its supply lines, and putting the range somewhere new may need a new gas line. That work happens before the cabinets go in, so call while the walls are still open.
A clogged kitchen sink is a different job. That is drain cleaning.
How the job runs
- 1Find the source with the cabinet dry and the water running
- 2Replace the failed part or the shutoff valves
- 3On a remodel, rough in drain, vent and supply before the cabinets go in
- 4Run the sink and the dishwasher and check every joint dry
Questions people ask
Why is there water in my kitchen sink cabinet?
Most of the time it is one of four places: a supply line or shutoff valve, the trap joints, the dishwasher drain connection, or the garbage disposal. Dry everything with a paper towel, run the water, and watch which part gets wet first.
My shutoff valves under the sink will not turn. Should I replace them?
Yes. Valves that have not been turned in years often will not close, or start leaking once they are moved. Replace them before an emergency makes you find out.
Can you move the sink in a kitchen remodel?
Yes. Moving a sink means moving its drain, its vent and its supply lines, and putting the range somewhere new may need a new gas line. That work happens before the cabinets go in, so call while the walls are still open.
My kitchen sink is clogged. Is that kitchen plumbing?
A clogged kitchen sink is a different job: drain cleaning. If both basins are slow, the clog is past the disposal in the line.
Water where it should not be?
Call and describe what you are seeing. If it can wait until morning, we will say so.