Too many bends?

Dmtm21 · Jan 31, 2008

Is there such thing as too many bends for a bathroom sink drain line? I am having to get pretty creative to run the drain pipe I want and have ended up with five bends?? Too many???

They are all vertical bends except for one.

Leejosepho · Jan 31, 2008

Gravity wins as long as the elevation continues to decrease.

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hj · Jan 31, 2008

elbows

As long as the drain never plugs up, 5 elbows is okay. Once it does, however, the plumber is going to curse you and your ancestors when his snake/cable tries to go around them.

Patrick88 · Jan 31, 2008

The more turn you have the harder it is to snake. Drain cables are less affective the more turns and the greater the distance.

Construct30 · Jan 31, 2008

codes require clean outs based on length and number of bends

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