MrGoodbytes
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Been fighting a losing battle against the bathroom sink for three days.
Took off P-trap to attempt to locate and remove slow-drain problem. Sink bowl fills up in about 2-3 seconds. Takes probably 1-2 minutes to drain a gallon. P-trap was mostly clean (some grey/black sludge) and located trouble being horrible build-up/corrision/something in the metal pipes that go into the wall.
This is a basement apartment and I rent. I'm not THAT interested in getting the sink to drain faster, I'll be happy.
So, dejected, I attempted to put everything back together and just deal with it.
But, of course, nothing will go back the way it came out. The pipe from the wall was too close to the pipe from the sink (down pipe) to allow the P-trap to line up. I couldn't move the vanity/sink further out without stressing the feed lines. I could not push the PVC deeper into the wall, because the sealing ring was already pushed up against the "downward curve" of the PVC.
So I make 3-4 trips to Ace and finally get a flex tubing, a new down pipe (old one cracked during hacksaw attempt) and have everything routed where it won't leak.
...except at the fitting at the wall. Coming out of the wall is metal (iron?). P-trap is plastic. I'm using standard washer/slip joint nuts here but I can't get the thing to seal.
The thread on the metal pipe is 1 1/4, but the tail end of the PVC pipe feels very loose. The ID of the pipe looks like it's 1/8" larger than the OD of the PVC.
Can I dry everything out, put a bead of RTV silicone on the sealing washer, and just "glue" the thing back together?
Or other suggestions? I've invested more money into this than I want.
Took off P-trap to attempt to locate and remove slow-drain problem. Sink bowl fills up in about 2-3 seconds. Takes probably 1-2 minutes to drain a gallon. P-trap was mostly clean (some grey/black sludge) and located trouble being horrible build-up/corrision/something in the metal pipes that go into the wall.
This is a basement apartment and I rent. I'm not THAT interested in getting the sink to drain faster, I'll be happy.
So, dejected, I attempted to put everything back together and just deal with it.
But, of course, nothing will go back the way it came out. The pipe from the wall was too close to the pipe from the sink (down pipe) to allow the P-trap to line up. I couldn't move the vanity/sink further out without stressing the feed lines. I could not push the PVC deeper into the wall, because the sealing ring was already pushed up against the "downward curve" of the PVC.
So I make 3-4 trips to Ace and finally get a flex tubing, a new down pipe (old one cracked during hacksaw attempt) and have everything routed where it won't leak.
...except at the fitting at the wall. Coming out of the wall is metal (iron?). P-trap is plastic. I'm using standard washer/slip joint nuts here but I can't get the thing to seal.
The thread on the metal pipe is 1 1/4, but the tail end of the PVC pipe feels very loose. The ID of the pipe looks like it's 1/8" larger than the OD of the PVC.
Can I dry everything out, put a bead of RTV silicone on the sealing washer, and just "glue" the thing back together?
Or other suggestions? I've invested more money into this than I want.