tomtheelder2020
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Snoonby, thanks for the reply. If you look at my first photo, the problem is that elbow at the drain pipe which the trap is attached to in the second photo. I am worried that 70+ years of rust, corrosion, etc. could cause problems if I remove the elbow. So the question is, how do I make this connection without removing that elbow?Were it I, I would simply remove the existing P trap, at the wall, and install the appropriate one on these; chrome adjustable P traps.
Snoonyb, my computer shows I did post in the plumbing forum - is that not where you see it?Why don't you post this in the plumbing forum, and update here, the responses.
Were it I, I would have installed a "T" between the elbows and a connection for a clear sediment jar, because the sediment trap you've created, will eventually begin to stink.
My version of a trap will not doubt have trouble sooner than a standard one but replacing one of the elbows with something like the sediment filter I showed should improve it substantially and make it easier to clean.I don't think the homemade trap will do very well. Like Snoonyb mentioned, there's plenty of room for sediment to build in there. The trap is meant to hold just enough water to block odors from traveling up the pipe. Your config would have to hold a lot of water to do that.
I saturated that nut with penetrating oil and tapped on it with a hammer repeatedly over two days - that sucker won't budge.Bite the bullet and remove the old elbow. You may want to spray it with a corrosion penetrating formula first. It's probably not as old as you think.
That will work!This is a multi-use tool, from, what I would have addressed the nut with; 480 20-inch BigAzz® Straight Jaw Tongue & Groove Pliers - Channellock, Inc.
Good idea.I hear you on not wanting to break the pipe coming out of the wall. That's a tricky one. One thing you may consider is cutting it shorter so that you can raise your p-trap.
Soaked it a couple times over two days ...Now that you've soaked it with penetrant, Put a big wrench on it and put your weight into it.
... but nothing budged. No doubt in part because the cramped area limited my leverage and the size of tool I could use (I have a 24-inch pipe wrench I have never used. If only I had known this was going to be a problem before ai installed the vanity).either the nut will come loose or the whole trap adaptor will come out.
I will need to check for future reference but I am pretty sure there is a roof vent at this location.You won't break the Tee in the wall. At least there should be a tee in the wall. Once you get the downward 90 off the wall, you can verify that there is either a vent going up or if the drain goes horizontally, there could be a vent somewhere else, but if the drain goes downward in the wall, there should also be a vent going up. Like this...
I was aware this was a temporary solution. Part of the decision of what to do when itr clogs will be how long it takes before that happens.The trap you made is not proper and should be fixed right. A trap is designed to promote scouring to clean itself out.
This product will likely be my next try. The manufacturer claims it is self-scouring. Wish I had seen this before I jerry-rigged a solution. If this also fails, or if I just decide to bite the bullet, I will take out a load and hire a plumber.Once you get that nut off (at the wall), you got it made. Just make it look like this...
In 45yrs of repairs, the reason that I've never succumbed to cheap-n-dirty solutions, as that one is, is because I warrantied all my work for the duration of that customers occupancy, of that dwelling.Soaked it a couple times over two days ...
... but nothing budged. No doubt in part because the cramped area limited my leverage and the size of tool I could use (I have a 24-inch pipe wrench I have never used. If only I had known this was going to be a problem before ai installed the vanity).
I will need to check for future reference but I am pretty sure there is a roof vent at this location.
I was aware this was a temporary solution. Part of the decision of what to do when itr clogs will be how long it takes before that happens.
This product will likely be my next try. The manufacturer claims it is self-scouring. Wish I had seen this before I jerry-rigged a solution. If this also fails, or if I just decide to bite the bullet, I will take out a load and hire a plumber.
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