Topic: Waaaaaaaaaaaay off topic - question about plumbing
Knowing that we have people of many talents here, I'm going to ask this. I have a sink that doesn't drain right. The trap is fine and clean. The pipes are clean. But when I have taken the trap off to inspect it, there was a lot of back pressure blowing water out of the linkage when I loosened the nut. As soon as the pressure equalized, the sink drained lickety split.
So, somewhere between the bottom of the trap in the sink and the sewer, there's enough back pressure to prevent the sink from draining water.
I'm thinking of getting a long, thin, flexible hose to run down the sink line to the pressurized air bubble and giving it a way to equalize pressure, but that obviates the reason for a trap leaving my lavatory a bit stinky (I'd suppose).
So... thoughts?
- Zurf
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