I barely brushed against the bottom of the p-trap underneath the sink this weekend and it fell into little pieces. I went and bought another one and was replacing it when I realized the pipe connecting the trap to the wall pipe was cracked too. In trying to remove it, it too has become a million little pieces.
Now I'm scared to do anything because I know if I screw that pipe in the wall up, I'll have to pay somebody who knows what they're doing to fix it.
What's the best way to get this thing out? It seems stuck in there with some glue-like substance (plumber's putty?). As far as I can tell, they're not threaded together (I see the wall pipe has threading on the outside) but I'm not sure. Just grab it with pliers and pull?
And if I do get it out, do I seal the wall pipe and the new pipe with putty, or something else? This connection was wrapped in a ton of electrical tape, so I'm suspicious this wasn't done correctly to begin with.
TIA!
Now I'm scared to do anything because I know if I screw that pipe in the wall up, I'll have to pay somebody who knows what they're doing to fix it.
What's the best way to get this thing out? It seems stuck in there with some glue-like substance (plumber's putty?). As far as I can tell, they're not threaded together (I see the wall pipe has threading on the outside) but I'm not sure. Just grab it with pliers and pull?
And if I do get it out, do I seal the wall pipe and the new pipe with putty, or something else? This connection was wrapped in a ton of electrical tape, so I'm suspicious this wasn't done correctly to begin with.
TIA!
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