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Hi Folks,
This site is great.
I replaced my bathroom sink the other day. Used 1 1/2 ABS for the drain.
sink to wall: drain downspout with stopper in it, ABS compression fitting, ptrap, ABS straight pipe to the copper spout coming out of the wall, ABS compression fitting to connect the ABS pipe to the copper.
I know I'm using the correct pieces as I've done this before and had no problems in the past and had home depot recommend what to use (ya I know they screw up not this time )
So the sink was working perfectly for about a week, then yesterday, it clogged and was draining VERY slowly. I opened the ptrap valve and let it drain. Then I took the stopper out to see if anything was clogged in there but nothing.
I noticed that when the sink was clogged and water was in the drain, it was leaking at the valve in the ptrap, leaking at the connection from the drain downspout (the part that you just screw on) and also leaking at the abs compression to the copper pipe in the wall. Very slow leak and only noticable when the sink is clogged. All my ABS glued connections were ok.
1. Can't figure out where it would be clogged as the pipes are new
2. I can hear a gurgling sound from the compression fitting at the copper side so I'm thinking there may something clogged on that end.
I'm wondering if possibly air is getting in there causing some sort of clogging. I tightned all the fitting but still have it leak when the sink gets clogged. Should I put some teflon tape on the connection on the downspout from the drain?
This site is great.
I replaced my bathroom sink the other day. Used 1 1/2 ABS for the drain.
sink to wall: drain downspout with stopper in it, ABS compression fitting, ptrap, ABS straight pipe to the copper spout coming out of the wall, ABS compression fitting to connect the ABS pipe to the copper.
I know I'm using the correct pieces as I've done this before and had no problems in the past and had home depot recommend what to use (ya I know they screw up not this time )
So the sink was working perfectly for about a week, then yesterday, it clogged and was draining VERY slowly. I opened the ptrap valve and let it drain. Then I took the stopper out to see if anything was clogged in there but nothing.
I noticed that when the sink was clogged and water was in the drain, it was leaking at the valve in the ptrap, leaking at the connection from the drain downspout (the part that you just screw on) and also leaking at the abs compression to the copper pipe in the wall. Very slow leak and only noticable when the sink is clogged. All my ABS glued connections were ok.
1. Can't figure out where it would be clogged as the pipes are new
2. I can hear a gurgling sound from the compression fitting at the copper side so I'm thinking there may something clogged on that end.
I'm wondering if possibly air is getting in there causing some sort of clogging. I tightned all the fitting but still have it leak when the sink gets clogged. Should I put some teflon tape on the connection on the downspout from the drain?