Question on P Trap. S trap for kitchen

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I had to tighten the loose taps on my mothers sink in her 2 yr old condo. When I cleared out under the sink I noticed there's no trap. I never seen a sink with no trap, both bathrooms have it.
She's on 2nd for of a condo, if that makes a difference.
Is this normal or should I install one.
 

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I had to tighten the loose taps on my mothers sink in her 2 yr old condo. When I cleared out under the sink I noticed there's no trap. I never seen a sink with no trap, both bathrooms have it.
She's on 2nd for of a condo, if that makes a difference.
Is this normal or should I install one.

It might make a difference in that your Mom's condo association bylaws may require that all plumbing be done by a licensed plumber. I don't know what plumbing code applies where you are, but whether or not it's to code, it should have a trap. That the condo was sold to her without meeting code (at least here it wouldn't) might be a basis to have the developer charged with the repair by a licensed plumber.
 

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I had to tighten the loose taps on my mothers sink in her 2 yr old condo. When I cleared out under the sink I noticed there's no trap. I never seen a sink with no trap, both bathrooms have it.
She's on 2nd for of a condo, if that makes a difference.
Is this normal or should I install one.

I would want a trap on the sink. Does the drain come from the wall? or the floor?
 

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That's true,but what I'm thinking is there's other condos below and finished ceilings. If trap is below how would one ever access it, I think they just forgot to install one in kitchen.
 

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If it is below the floor, you do NOT "access" it. Any work on the drain line has to be through the connection to the sink. Very poor plumbing installation, but it is probably cheaper.
 

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That's true,but what I'm thinking is there's other condos below and finished ceilings. If trap is below how would one ever access it, I think they just forgot to install one in kitchen.

Showers and bathtubs have inaccessible traps and can be cleared with a snake as this one could.
 

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this would be done with a non-union p-trap below the floor - our code does call for a cleanout connection on the trap arm that would extend into the cabinet and be accessible for service.
 
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