A leak in the kitchen

 A leak.  Not what anyone wants to hear.  Or I should say see.  Actually, Randa stepped in water on the kitchen floor in front of the sink.  Stray water is never a good thing.   

   Toweled up the water and got the flashlight.  Got on the floor, emptied the sink cabinet.  {There are quite a bit of items down there.)  Shining the light showed nothing.  Hmm..  Must be the dishwasher which is to the right.  Dry as a bone under there too.  Again, Hmm.. I'm going to have to think about this.

   Next day after running the dishwasher, more water in front of the sink.  Hmm,,  Removed the furnace vent that is along the floor on the front of the sink cabinet.  Peeked in there.  Damp pressed wood subfloor.  Hmm..  But how is it getting there? So I had Randa run some water in the sink and laid on the floor and peeked through the vent opening.  Bingo, water poured out from the drain pipe going under the house!  Well that's weird!  Must be plugged.

   Rented a portable rooter machine.  Good for 30 feet.  Operated it for about an hour.  Thought I did well.  had Randa some more water, carefully.  Water still came out around that drain pipe.   I knew what to do next.  Called a plumber/rooter.

   He came in about an hour.  Went under the house.  Checked under the sink.  Bad news.  The main drain pipe for the sink and dishwasher is broken.  Very unusual.  the drain line from the sink is also clogged.  Somewhere under the house.  $$$  

     The plumbing will be fixed on Friday, with a new drain pipe from the sink to the drain line.  The clog will be fixed next Monday.  Until then we wash the dishes in the laundry
room sink.  Another interesting day.