Tub Draining Slowly

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• Mar 24, 2006

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i just finished the new tub and shower, used it for the first time and it doesnt seem to drain quick enough it holds a small puddle while showering and i can hear it gulping, it is a new drain, trap is clean. im stumped

thanks mike

 

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• Mar 24, 2006

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Did you install a vent?

 

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• Mar 25, 2006

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no i didnt all i did was replace an existing tub and added a shower riser. i didnt know tub drains have vents.

 

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• Mar 25, 2006

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ALL fixtures must be vented. That's the what is causing the gulping. This makes me wonder if there is a trap and if the drain is large enough. A shower needs a 2" drain. Tubs benefit from a large drain also, but 1-1/2" will work.

 

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• Mar 25, 2006

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glub glub

think the first thing I would do is snake that drain all the way thriugh........

 

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• Mar 28, 2006

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could it be that the overflow plunger is not set high enough? because i think that there is proper venting and the trap is clear.

 

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• Mar 28, 2006

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glub glub

Of course. There is an adjustment.

I guess we thought that you already did that.

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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Yea I Guess I Had A Brain Fart Well That Did The Trick, Drains As Fast As You Can Put The Water In It

thanks Guys, Again