Chestnuts
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New Year's day I had to replace the last half of my plumbing nightmare. I had to remove the last of the 2" cast iron pipe due to a joint leaking and another joint breaking. I replaced the main line with 2" PVC. I bought a three way connector and put the washing machine as the middle connection so that it has a straight shot into the main sewer line. On one of the other connectors, I put the kitchen sink(garbage disposal also) using 1 1/2" PVC. On the last connection I connected the dishwasher. We ended up taking out about 5' foot of the 1" PVC. Originally the drain pipe was about 10' long that then dropped into a 90 degree, then into a 45 degree elbow that went into the bottom of the cast iron pipe. We cut off 5' and made a trap out of (4) 90 degree elbows. Now the dishwasher does not drain totally. It will slowly drain given time. Neither one of us had ever done anything like this before. We went off some suggestions from the person at the hardware store.
So, my question is: Did we put too much restriction on the line by shortening it and making the trap bigger???
Thanks for any help you can give me.
So, my question is: Did we put too much restriction on the line by shortening it and making the trap bigger???
Thanks for any help you can give me.