My father in law swore by duct tape for plumbing and it cost me $80

He said 'duct tape fixes everything' when I had a small leak under my kitchen sink in Cleveland. I wrapped it tight around the pipe joint and it held for about 3 days before spraying water all over my cabinets. The water damage soaked through the particle board and I had to replace a whole 4-foot section of cabinet flooring. Turns out duct tape is for ducts not water pipes, and I should have just spent $4 on a new compression ring instead. Anyone else get burned by a relative's 'pro tip' that made things worse?

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fiona13027m ago

Nah, duct tape holds up fine if you wrap it right.