Erin Jackson
New Member
Hi, we are redoing our bathroom and continue to run into snags along the way. Today's major snag is about a drum trap that was discovered once the bathtub was removed. We plan on converting to a single shower but now don't know what to do with the drum trap. Since I've been in the house, the tub drain has always run slow. Now that the tub is gone and the drum trap was revealed (originally buried under the tub), we are wondering if the drum trap will be the best solution for a shower. Neither one of us are plumbers and much of the remod is trial and error. I hate to see the floor ripped up to have a pipe replaced and the drum trap changed to P trap, but I think this is the best in the long run. If I had to guess what was done initially with the previous owners, I'd say that they opted to ignore the drum trap and simply add a shower head to the original tub. The house was built in 1946 and based on what I've read, this is typical of an older house which was not equipped with a shower back then. Any help or advice you can offer would be great!