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Originally Posted by gorillarick
Look for the easy things first. Open your cabinet under your sink. Take everything out and use the palm of your hand to check for wet or even damp. Feel the rear wall around and below the valves.
Not so easy, pull your refrigerator out and look for water, and on the wall behind.
Hoses from wall valves to where ever.
Worse scenario - I won't go there. If you can't find it, call a plumber. Water can do a lot of damage in a hurry. Mitigate
Water will travel downhill (might not seem like downhill), but can then show-up 5 or 20 feet away. This is very common with many floor coverings.
Laundry room - leaking washer, or faucets on the wall behind. Could also be a clogged laundry drain that only pukes when pumping out the tub.
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Talk about water damage, two years ago when we made our winter journey to TV, we turned off the water to our condo. Our son stopped to check the place, turned on the water to use the bathroom, and then forgot to turn it off again. A week later he checked the condo, and discovered water damage to the entire upper floor in the kitchen, which also leaked into the finished basement. The connection from the water source to the ice maker had developed a leak, and our insurance company paid out a $21,000 bill for the repairs. My first thought upon reading the post was the problem most likely lies with a loose connection like we had.