Kitchen Sink "leak" Underneath - Normal?

[lawry 3]

Hi guys, would you help me take a look at your own sink, the area beneath?

Does water vapour form on the surface below, in turn cause a musky smell?

Anyone encountered the same before?

Is that caused by improper installation or lousy sink I got?

I've attached some pictures.

!!

[lin_stapler 0]

Hi guys, would you help me take a look at your own sink, the area beneath?

Does water vapour form on the surface below, in turn cause a musky smell?

Anyone encountered the same before?

Is that caused by improper installation or lousy sink I got?

I've attached some pictures.

!!

In similar situation before. Found out later that there's a leak from the tap. The rubber is loose.

Get your contractor/plumber to fix it.

[lawry 3]

But how come the condensation will spread evenly throughout the entire sink surface below if it's caused by a leak from the tap?

If it's indeed caused by a leak somewhere, then I think the problem lies on the built in dustbin. My sink comes with a dustbin, sometimes water will go in from the sides, regret buying such a sink. !!

See the little dustbin at the lower right hand corner?

Water tends to seep in from the edges of the dustbin since it's meant to be removable, then my cabinet below end up wet all the time.

Edited June 23, 2007 by lawry

[lin_stapler 0]

But how come the condensation will spread evenly throughout the entire sink surface below if it's caused by a leak from the tap?

If it's a leak somewhere, then I think the problem lies on the built in dustbin. My sink comes with a separate dustbin, sometimes water will go in from the sides, regret buying such a sink. !!

Mine is the same. The condensation is also evenly spread so I can't pinpoint what causes it. There's also the sickening toxic-like smell. The base is so wet I can't even put anything under the sink. So I called my contractor who get his plumber to check. Its the only way you can fix the problem. Yours may not come from the tap... something somewhere is not fixed properly.

This is definitely not normal... hurry get it checked. Its not the sink. Its the installation.

[lawry 3]

Thank you for your confirmation. !!

I've already called up my ID, she said she will be here on Tuesday to take a look personally.

I suspected that it might be an installation issue also. there was this thick rubbery double side tape and some hinges that came with it. But the plumber said those are unnecessary, not needed for the installtion and he threw them away...

I had some detergent bottles, new soap, toilet paper, pails and some other stuff under the sink, I only noticed this condensation when I got a new roll of toilet paper and it's damp ....