Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Bathroom Sink Piping
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Tripper
11-19-08, 10:47 AM
Hello,
My house was built in 1955. In the 1/2 bath I have a sink. The sink drain piping is as follows:
1 - Down from the underside of the sink to the trap
2 - The trap turns back up and is attached to a pipe that bends 90 degrees and horizontally goes into my wall.
3 - This pipe turns 90 degrees and vertically goes down through my floorboards and into a main drain.
I need to replace everything that I mentioned above. Here's my question/problem:
The pipe in #3 not only turns down, it also turns UP. There is a sideways 'T' connection. The piping that goes down has rusted away from the 'T'.....With that piece out of the way I can look up through the hole in the floorboards and see the hole going into my bathroom and there is a top pipe from the 'T' that goes up about 2'.
Then I can see a galvanized horizontal pipe going through the studs. Knowing the layout of my house, there is no where for this pipe to go. It can't be more than 3' long horizontally.
Could this be for support?
Any help or insight is appreciated.
Trip
My house was built in 1955. In the 1/2 bath I have a sink. The sink drain piping is as follows:
1 - Down from the underside of the sink to the trap
2 - The trap turns back up and is attached to a pipe that bends 90 degrees and horizontally goes into my wall.
3 - This pipe turns 90 degrees and vertically goes down through my floorboards and into a main drain.
I need to replace everything that I mentioned above. Here's my question/problem:
The pipe in #3 not only turns down, it also turns UP. There is a sideways 'T' connection. The piping that goes down has rusted away from the 'T'.....With that piece out of the way I can look up through the hole in the floorboards and see the hole going into my bathroom and there is a top pipe from the 'T' that goes up about 2'.
Then I can see a galvanized horizontal pipe going through the studs. Knowing the layout of my house, there is no where for this pipe to go. It can't be more than 3' long horizontally.
Could this be for support?
Any help or insight is appreciated.
Trip