Timeline for Should second trap under kitchen sink S-trap be there?
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| Nov 13, 2012 at 20:45 | comment | added | Jeremy W. Sherman | @bcworkz I'll leave the S-trap alone for now, unless it turns out to be a problem. I think there's a cast iron vent less than 6 feet to the right. A pipe goes up into the wall and then to I-know-not-where. I'll have to get way back and look up at the roof to see if there's a vent pipe coming out up there. A kitchen remodel is coming in the next 6 months or so, so I'll poke at it more then. | |
| Nov 13, 2012 at 20:42 | comment | added | Jeremy W. Sherman | I'm going to patch the hole in the cast iron trap short-term just so we can (hopefully) wash dishes, then replace the cast iron trap entirely this weekend. Thank you for the advice. | |
| Nov 13, 2012 at 20:36 | vote | accept | Jeremy W. Sherman | ||
| Nov 13, 2012 at 20:07 | comment | added | bcworkz | And while you're at it, replace the S-trap with a proper P-trap and vent. If a proper vent is too difficult, install a mechanical vent as high as possible under the sink. And then while you're at it... :) just kidding, the P-trap and vent plus the above repairs will do it for you. You shouldn't have any more sink drainage problems. | |
| Nov 13, 2012 at 14:18 | comment | added | The Evil Greebo | Entirely possible - no time like now to replace. | |
| Nov 13, 2012 at 14:11 | comment | added | Shimon Rura | While you're at it, I'd consider just replacing the remaining metal pipe leading up to your PVC s-trap with new PVC. Then you only need one fernco coupling, but a bit more PVC pipe and glue. | |
| Nov 13, 2012 at 13:04 | history | answered | The Evil Greebo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |