drum trap

Hello, I’ve got a clogged bath tub drain, and in the crawl space I noticed this brass fitting. I’m thinking it’s a combination p trap/clean out maybe. The drain pipes is galvanized which lead to a main cast iron. If this is indeed a clean out - am I safe to unscrew without it disintegrating...

Old Seattle home with a leaking drum trap on the tub. It even had it's own access door in the stairwell behind the tub for access to the drum for cleaning. I was there to replace a water heater, and looked at this on the way out picking up tools. From the basement looking up at it. Way less...

Hi there, We have an old sink with a corroded/leaking drum trap -- a wall-mounted sink with plumbing exposed. The drum trap is chrome and our plumber spec'd in his estimate to replace it with a chrome drum trap -- saying it would cost $150. I am going to do some of the work myself and so...

Hi All, I am looking to remove this old copper drum trap that ties right into my copper main stack. What is the best way to do this? I would like to get rid of the drum trap since it looks like it has leaked a little over the years and I don want poop water leaking behind my wall . Can I cut...

Hi, we are redoing our bathroom and continue to run into snags along the way. Today's major snag is about a drum trap that was discovered once the bathtub was removed. We plan on converting to a single shower but now don't know what to do with the drum trap. Since I've been in the house, the...

My old drum trap was leaking so I decided to cut it out to replace with P trap. It appears that there is a vent pipe running off the top of it. I don't have access to it unless I cut out the wall which I really don't want to. Do I need this vent pipe or does the main waste stack vent it? here's...

I'd like to replace the drum trap on our hall bath tub - see pic. I'm not sure what to do with the vent line. It currently goes up about 3' and then horizontally about 2' and ties into the main stack. The waste side of the drum trap runs over to the stool hub (I guess that's what you call...