Kevin121
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Hi all - I am working through my water softener drain installation. I have the sanitary tee and couplings tied into the stack and now am working on the vent, P-trap, and air-gap connections (excuse the messy primer job
). As you can see in the picture (everything still just dry-fit currently), the P-trap I have is 1-1/2" Schedule 40 so I won't be able to remove it after it's glued up. I want to swap that out for the threaded removable type that is typically found underneath kitchen/bath sinks that is a thinner plastic, but I'm not sure what I need to be able to adapt my Schedule 40 tail-piece/stand pipe (below the Air-gap) to the trap on the inlet side, and the Schedule 40 90 degree elbow to the trap out on outlet side.
I see there is an adapter called a Marvel Adapter, but I'm not sure if that is all I need to connect both ends of the trap to a threaded trap. I see some trap kits at Lowe's that already have the threaded nuts and compression gaskets, so can I buy one of those with the Marvel adapters to connect to my Schedule 40?
I also was looking for a clear/see-through trap so that I can easily periodically check that the trap is full, and the fact that the water softener only discharges once every 4-5 weeks. These don't seem to be as readily available from what I'm seeing though, any thoughts on doing this?
I see there is an adapter called a Marvel Adapter, but I'm not sure if that is all I need to connect both ends of the trap to a threaded trap. I see some trap kits at Lowe's that already have the threaded nuts and compression gaskets, so can I buy one of those with the Marvel adapters to connect to my Schedule 40?
I also was looking for a clear/see-through trap so that I can easily periodically check that the trap is full, and the fact that the water softener only discharges once every 4-5 weeks. These don't seem to be as readily available from what I'm seeing though, any thoughts on doing this?