AdrianMariano
New Member
I'm removing some badly constricted steel pipes that drain my bathroom sink and tub and replacing with PVC. The existing trap under the bathroom sink is a heavy weight 1.5" sched 40 PVC and screws together with metal nuts. I can't reuse all of it because the end piece is glued to some ABS, though perhaps I can just replace that one part.
Now it seems there is another option for traps: a lighter weight "slip" joint trap made of polypropylene instead of PVC. This might be easier to install because the slip joint provides more flexibility when making the final connections. I think this is 1.25" pipe, so it's a bit smaller.
My question is, does it matter which type of trap I use? Is one of the two types superior? Or should I just pick my trap based on what turns out to be the easiest to install?
Now it seems there is another option for traps: a lighter weight "slip" joint trap made of polypropylene instead of PVC. This might be easier to install because the slip joint provides more flexibility when making the final connections. I think this is 1.25" pipe, so it's a bit smaller.
My question is, does it matter which type of trap I use? Is one of the two types superior? Or should I just pick my trap based on what turns out to be the easiest to install?