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Install Escutcheon and Monitor for Leaks

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Snap the escutcheon plate firmly into place around the pipe, against the wall. As a final precaution, lay paper towels directly underneath the repaired angle stop and place a bucket nearby. The plumber advises leaving them there for a couple of days to confirm that no further leaks appear, as some minor drips might only become apparent after a period of time. If after a few days there are no issues, the paper towels and bucket can be removed.

Goal: Snap the escutcheon plate into place and lay down paper towels with a bucket to monitor for any delayed or residual leaks, ensuring the repair is complete and watertight.

Tools and materials

  • Bucket
  • Paper Towels

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So the nice thing about these covers is there is a slit right here. Not to mention it's plastic, but you can just take this, snap it and open it. And then I can just pop this on here. All right, like so, bow here hooked up. This angle stop hasn't even thought about dripping and it's good to go. That was it, this was not tightened. It was nice. Get this other one tightened up as well. And back in business, you can see that I've been leaking for a little while right there. And then this is plumbing, right? And there is water involved. So what I like to do is just leave some paper towel down below be out of a little bucket or something, leave that underneath there as well. And just let it set for a couple days. Whenever you come back, check there's no issues. Well, then you can take the stuff out and put your stuff back. I really hope this video helped. Somebody, if you guys can please subscribe, click that like button. We love helping people and we hope we're doing that. Thank you very much. We'll see you again real soon.

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