paulncarol
New Member
Hello,
My husband and and I are DIYers living in a 40-year-old house. Our pipes are good old fashioned copper, thank goodness. Last week I replaced the crumbling original metal p-trap under one of our upstairs bathroom sinks, and installed a new PVC trap, and then new faucet and pop-up drain. I was able to unscrew the trap from the stub out, and bought a new brass waste connection ground joint male fitting (photo shown) and attached everything with the compression rings. All good, perfect, no leaks.
Then we decided to replace the sink in another bathroom, and planned to put in all new PVC, new vanity and sink, etc. Piece of cake, right? WRONG. While trying to unscrew the trap pipe from the stub out, the corroded metal pipe just crumbled, leaving the threaded part of the pipe end stuck in the stub out. I've attached a couple photos to show what I mean.
Can anyone help with a solution for getting that stuck circular piece out of there, so we can screw in a new waste connection ground joint? There is absolutely nothing to grab onto to try to unscrew it. Any quick help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!
My husband and and I are DIYers living in a 40-year-old house. Our pipes are good old fashioned copper, thank goodness. Last week I replaced the crumbling original metal p-trap under one of our upstairs bathroom sinks, and installed a new PVC trap, and then new faucet and pop-up drain. I was able to unscrew the trap from the stub out, and bought a new brass waste connection ground joint male fitting (photo shown) and attached everything with the compression rings. All good, perfect, no leaks.
Then we decided to replace the sink in another bathroom, and planned to put in all new PVC, new vanity and sink, etc. Piece of cake, right? WRONG. While trying to unscrew the trap pipe from the stub out, the corroded metal pipe just crumbled, leaving the threaded part of the pipe end stuck in the stub out. I've attached a couple photos to show what I mean.
Can anyone help with a solution for getting that stuck circular piece out of there, so we can screw in a new waste connection ground joint? There is absolutely nothing to grab onto to try to unscrew it. Any quick help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!