Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Ptrap work around in tight space
Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.View Full Version : Ptrap work around in tight space
reprosser
02-21-06, 02:59 PM
I am replacing a bathroom sink faucet. When I started I found that the PVC drain was a solid connection from tail piece to sewer drain. Since the metal tail piece installed from the bottom of the sink, I could not disassemble the drain and had to cut the PVC drain loose. The only way I can see how they installed it was to drop the countertop/sink in after the drain was mounted.
Anyway, I mounted a compression nut on the 1/2 inch of pvc pipe that was sticking out from the sewer drain connection. The problem is that the pvc from the sewer drain is very close to the tail piece of the sink. It comes out of the wall about 3 inches, straight toward the tail piece, and ends about 2-3 inches away from the tail piece. There is not enough room I can see to connect a drain to the sink. Another problem is that the level of the drain pipe is the same level as the pop-up drain lever of the sink - so even if I could get a Ptrap short enough, it would not be high enough to mate with the drain line (the top of the ptrap drain pipe would be at the bottom level of the sewer drain pipe.)
I tried some flex pipe, but I cannot make tight enough bends and twists to mate with the Ptrap. I am also concerned that because the sewer drain is so high, the standing water level would be at about the same level as the pop-up drain lever and would leak.
The correct solution is probably to replace the sewer drain connection to a lower level on the stack and install the Ptrap and drain in the normal fashion. Before I contact a plumber to do this, I thought someone might have other suggestions.
Anyway, I mounted a compression nut on the 1/2 inch of pvc pipe that was sticking out from the sewer drain connection. The problem is that the pvc from the sewer drain is very close to the tail piece of the sink. It comes out of the wall about 3 inches, straight toward the tail piece, and ends about 2-3 inches away from the tail piece. There is not enough room I can see to connect a drain to the sink. Another problem is that the level of the drain pipe is the same level as the pop-up drain lever of the sink - so even if I could get a Ptrap short enough, it would not be high enough to mate with the drain line (the top of the ptrap drain pipe would be at the bottom level of the sewer drain pipe.)
I tried some flex pipe, but I cannot make tight enough bends and twists to mate with the Ptrap. I am also concerned that because the sewer drain is so high, the standing water level would be at about the same level as the pop-up drain lever and would leak.
The correct solution is probably to replace the sewer drain connection to a lower level on the stack and install the Ptrap and drain in the normal fashion. Before I contact a plumber to do this, I thought someone might have other suggestions.