Is my leak under sink or behind wall?

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Water has been pooling under my sink and onto the kitchen floor. I contacted
my condo association about this and they sent someone to come look, but
they just poured Draino down the pipes and that did not solve the problem. I
cannot tell if the leak is coming from one of the pipes under the sink or perhaps
something behind the wall. If anyone could steer me in the right direction I
would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Try reducing the size of your picture would help.
From what I can see it's probably something dripping from within the cabinet.
 
Try reducing the size of your picture would help.
From what I can see it's probably something dripping from within the cabinet.

Thanks.. I just reduced the size of the images, lightened them up , and threw in one extra. Hopefully this helps a bit.
 
What I do to detect a slow leak is to place a cookie sheet near the leak with a piece of paper on it. I'll go back and check for drips, and look directly up from there. That is usually where the drip starts from. In your case, if the paper stays dry, call the condo association and tell them they have a big problem.
 
Good idea with the cookie sheet.
Usually I just stick my head in there and look.
clean up the puddle. Does it come back right away?
Do you have a faucet with a pull out hose either on the spout or on the side .
Pull it out and check that to.
 
Stick your camera under sink looking up at bottom of faucet and also a picture of top of sink. Maybe we'll see something else
 
Thanks to everyone for the input... I'm not home at the moment so I had someone else do this for me. I will let you know what I find out and also get those other pictures. As of now the leak continues.
 
Let us know what the cause was when you figure it out.
 
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