Easy and Quick Way to Fix a Leaking Air Gap

@mickmouse2258 1 year ago

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.

@vardale1 10 months ago

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

@lizziemarrufo6839 1 year ago

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

@georgekessel9036 2 months ago

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

@rishiranjan3821 1 year ago

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

@-mattwood 1 year ago

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.

@amazonwinds 3 months ago

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.

@Ocho474 4 months ago

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

@motorfreight450 9 months ago

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

@krisp9763 2 days ago

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

@WaysunJohnnyTsai 5 months ago

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.

@LamNguyen-WordUnveiled 1 year ago

Thank you to save my MONEY!

@dethraid 9 months ago

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!