Dermochelys
New Member
I've a very novice DIYer, but trying to make some home improvements were and when I can. Thinking about putting in a new faucet and stopper for the bathroom sink, I discovered what looks to be plumbers putty around the compression nut on the p-trap. There's no leak, but this doesn't look right to me and I know the previous owner probably did this when they installed the vanity back in 2009. Not knowing, I was curious if the nut is attaching the p-trap to a type of waste pipe fitting the p-trap nut is not supposed to be used with. Is that the case?
Is this a ticking time bomb that's just bound to fail?
Is this a proper thing to do (perhaps an outdated method)?
Should I fix this ASAP?
Searching online I couldn't find anything similar.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you for reading.
Note: The other bathroom's drain is done in exactly the same way, making me think both were installed like this at the same time by the same person.
Is this a ticking time bomb that's just bound to fail?
Is this a proper thing to do (perhaps an outdated method)?
Should I fix this ASAP?
Searching online I couldn't find anything similar.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you for reading.
Note: The other bathroom's drain is done in exactly the same way, making me think both were installed like this at the same time by the same person.