drain hook up
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man, this pic hurts my brain!
I can't figure out if this is a legitimate question or not since it's the guy's first post!
I can't figure out if this is a legitimate question or not since it's the guy's first post!
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Drain hookup
Yes this is a legit question.....
I am new to plumbing and need to know what to do to fix this.........
The service man that came out to hook up the dishwasher stated that the drain hookup might be dangerous
Is this true?... what do i do to fix it?
Yes this is a legit question.....
I am new to plumbing and need to know what to do to fix this.........
The service man that came out to hook up the dishwasher stated that the drain hookup might be dangerous
Is this true?... what do i do to fix it?
Jimbo
Plumber
You don't have a real trap. That tee and all the piping to the left and right make up a sort of trap, and will be full of water at all times. I can almost guarantee that both sinks drain very slowly. The tee does not look like a baffle tee, so when the disposer runs, a lot of waste will probably be directed into the other bowl.
The root cause is that the outlet to the wall is too high, and should be lowered by opening the wall up.
The root cause is that the outlet to the wall is too high, and should be lowered by opening the wall up.
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Redwood
Master Plumber
You have 2 choices...
Eliminate the garbage disposer and repipe the drain properly.
or,
Lower the drain in the wall and repipe the drain properly.
All the drain pipeing should drain downward to one of these p-traps (pictured below) then the should go straight out the wall.
Eliminate the garbage disposer and repipe the drain properly.
or,
Lower the drain in the wall and repipe the drain properly.
All the drain pipeing should drain downward to one of these p-traps (pictured below) then the should go straight out the wall.
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It is not a question of whether there is anything wrong. The biggest problem would be finding anything that is correct, which there is not. Get a plumber to revise the drain using a Y and individual traps.
It is not a question of whether there is anything wrong. The biggest problem would be finding anything that is correct, which there is not. Get a plumber to revise the drain using a Y and individual traps.
Redwood
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That disposer may even be too low for an individual trap...
It's too close to call from the picture.
It's too close to call from the picture.
Normally you would go straight out from the disposer toward the other basket, use a baffle tee, and then straight down into a p-trap.
Disposers come with the 90 el bend, plumbers throw them out unless you are using them with a single bowl.
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