This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to replace a leaky, glued-together kitchen-sink trap. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Replace a PVC Sink Trap:
– foil pan, used to catch water drained from trap
– assorted 1 1/2-inch-diameter PVC pipe and fittings, for assembling a new sink trap
– PVC primer and cement, for gluing together PVC pipes and fittings
– paper towels, used to indicate leak
Tools for How to Replace a PVC Sink Trap:
– pliers, for removing threaded plug from bottom of existing sink trap
– reciprocating saw, used to cut out existing sink trap
– drill and special PVC cutterhead, for cutting out section of PVC pipe from inside of existing drainpipe
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MY BACK HURTS JUST WATCHING THIS.
That boy done got cut up, son.
Went from two clean-outs to none. The leak was probably on the clean-out threads, which could have used some pvc sealant for threaded connections.
you will be water tight???
FYI other people: I see them insert the glued piece and twist a 1/4 turn to ensure spreading the glue completely.
PVC cutter tool is cool.
You couldn’t use a 2x1.5 bushing and go for the trap instead of building a roller coaster of pvc. U going to put your boss out of business lol
which is better BLACK ABS or WHITE PVC ???
They could have eliminated the whole setup if they got rid of the off-seat so run the p trap straight to the wall.