famattjr
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As hopefully shown in the attached diagram, my under kitchen sink wastepipes have a vertical nipple, (1 1/2" OD pvc) coming down into an old J trap, then the short end of the J trap goes into a compression el, then into a straight nipple. I don't have one of those nipples with the 90 degree bend and flange at the end. My leak is at the compression el.
My question is: I wanted to use a Fernco PFT 150 flexible J trap, which would catch the short end on the flange of the nipple and secure it with a hose clamp, but it does not look like the short end of the Fernco flexible J trap can just be used with a new compression el. I guess I could remove the straight nipple (the other end of which goes into a brass compression fitting) and replace it with one of those flanged nipples. I could just use an entire kit which would include a rigid J trap, some now have a flexible portion. Problem is, I hate to disturb that brass fitting because it doesn't look like it is leaking. If I disturb it to insert a new nipple with a flange on the other end it could start leaking. Thanks in advance for any advice.
My question is: I wanted to use a Fernco PFT 150 flexible J trap, which would catch the short end on the flange of the nipple and secure it with a hose clamp, but it does not look like the short end of the Fernco flexible J trap can just be used with a new compression el. I guess I could remove the straight nipple (the other end of which goes into a brass compression fitting) and replace it with one of those flanged nipples. I could just use an entire kit which would include a rigid J trap, some now have a flexible portion. Problem is, I hate to disturb that brass fitting because it doesn't look like it is leaking. If I disturb it to insert a new nipple with a flange on the other end it could start leaking. Thanks in advance for any advice.