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I have a two year old house that has a problem with the “trap” under the kitchen sink. It is a very strange design that doesn’t work to well.
[External image (www.askmehelpdesk.com), not copied] Looking at this drawing you can see the “washer” below the slip nut. The pipe at our house doesn’t have the ridge shown right under the washer it is just a smooth surface and the washer can slip off causing the trap to break free and make a mess when using the garbage disposal. Should this “washer” be put on with some kind of adhesive or plumbers putty of some kind? This has caused a mess three times today being the third. Any ideas? #TIA
Upload a picture of what you have. Is it tubular plastic??
If it is plastic you do not need a washer there or any sealant, if the pipe attached to trap has a taper to it you do not need a washer there. In this picture where the trap connects is this what you are talking about?? A washer is not required to make the seal, the taper in the pipe seals against the trap. Hope this helps
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also,they only need to be hand tight over tightening can cause leaks too.
What Justin said. Its a compression joint basically. Is the “washer” material plastic?
And also, in your diagram, the spot where it has a ridge, if you refer to Justin’s pic, that same spot does not use one of those washers, it has beveled surface to make a mechanical seal, then the nut tightens down on the bottom part of the trap.
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To jimbo: deja vu? Thought this was him again lol
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Had to do a couple take on the post.
is it plastic?
Millerz
You guys already got this… Lol later. Good luck budrow hope it goes good
Millerz
Millerzconstruction wrote:
1 hour ago, Millerzconstruction said:You guys already got this… Lol later. Good luck budrow hope it goes good
Millerz
Yeah thanks dillerz
Were you able to fix the problem??