Christoff
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ive got a plastic tube running from my laundry room sink faucet down into the basement ,( i guess it goes into the sewer) it started leaking ,so i fixed it. my question is what is it for??
Thats an older model Emco faucet.
The plastic tubes are called "trap seal primears". They will go into the basement and end up in the floor drains to keep fresh water replenished in the trap. If 2 faucets have the same tubes., I suspect you have 2 floor drains in your basement.
I have a feeling you are in Canada
and BTW, those faucets have a 1/8" female tapping on the bottom of the faucet (A 1/8" removable plug would be there at time of purchase)
Thats an older model Emco faucet.
The plastic tubes are called "trap seal primears". They will go into the basement and end up in the floor drains to keep fresh water replenished in the trap. If 2 faucets have the same tubes., I suspect you have 2 floor drains in your basement.
I have a feeling you are in Canada
and BTW, those faucets have a 1/8" female tapping on the bottom of the faucet (A 1/8" removable plug would be there at time of purchase)
We have these as well, but the primear from a faucet has less chance of failing and is enough water to keep the traps primed.It's funny how you cross a border and the plumbing changes...
Much of the Canadian stuff is very similar to ours but this instance is way different. For a trap primer here in the US we would rely on a valve that might be like this one...
Now over in the UK they have some real strange stuff!
They do not have overflows here either, but making one in the back of the sink would have made more sense than doing it that way. HOW is the water going to get under that faucet to run down the tube, and you could probably spit water faster than that tube would drain it.