I unscrewed the cleanout plug from bottom of the ptrap under my bathroom sink to clear a clog and now when I screw it back in, it leaks. I never had this problem before. Does anyone have any suggestion to stop the leak. It's an old piping system, old metal.
The older trap clean-outs had a rubber "O" ring. This may have dropped off, or disintegrated when you removed the plug. Try teflon tape or joint compound (pipe dope) on the threads. As a last resort, draw a piece of heavy string through a candle to coat with wax. Wrap the threads of the plug once or twice with the string and install the plug.
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