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Depends how it is pumbed. All a P or S trap does is stop the smell of the drains getting back into the house. The P is best because it has less resistance to flow.
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Should you be able to see water about one inch below the sink drain hole?
There SHOULD be water in the "P-Trap" below the sink. The trap keeps sewer gas from entering the house. It's called a "P-Trap" because of the shape, it's shaped like the letter "P" on it's side. If the water drains from the trap, it's the right level.
How many fluid ounces in a drain p-trap?
normally 132 Oz
Is it possible to offset a p-trap in a shower so that it does not conflict with a recessed light in the ceiling below?
Yes. Back-to-back 45's on the vertical pipe between the trap and the shower strainer will work fine.
Why you need to replace positive electrodes?
aho 3'alasa keda :P
How did the War affect the Russian home front?
Well...first we need to know what war it is. :P
What could cause a sewer gas smell coming from the drainpipe where the washing machine drains when using the machine just started the other day?
Either dried out P-trap or possibly no p-trap or break in drain line after p-trap
Washing machine stand pipe is above and p trap is below bathroom floor p trap hooks to house drain then hooks to house vent stack that is 6 inches or more above p trap is this safe and efficient?
No
Did j brown invent the washing machine?
no, Alexander P. Kurk invented the washing machine in 1983
How to get toothpaste out of a shirt?
washing machine :P
Do you need a p trap on tub?
Of course
Why is the p trap assembly leaking under the bathroom sink?
P-trap may be cracked, nuts are loose on p-trap, or check for leak above p-trap that may be dripping down on p-trap.
Who invented the P-trap?
Who invented the p trap
Why is it called a P trap?
Its called a P trap because if you stand the trap up and looked at it, its in the shape of the letter P
What is a legal and commonly used trap - bell or S or drum or P trap?
P trap
Difference between J trap and p trap?
A J trap is normally tubular and a P trap is brass and does not swivel
How do you know if you have a p trap?
If you can look under the sink, lavatory, or perhaps in the basement under the washing machine . . . a P trap is the drain pipe coming out of the bottom of the sink, or whatever. If that drain pipe goes down, then curves and goes up again, then goes sideways into the wall, then it is a P trap, so named because it look like the letter P if you hold your head just right and squint a lot. The other common trap is an S trap . . . it's the same as the above, except instead of the drain pipe entering the wall, it curves down, again, and goes down through the floor. Its shape is similar to the letter S, if you hold your head just right yada yada. If the drain pipe goes straight down into the floor or has an elbow, making it go through the wall, then there may be no trap at all. (Maybe: . . . the P trap for my bathtub may be found by tearing into the ceiling on the next floor down . . .)
What is causing the pipe located under the kitchen sink to make horrible loud gurgling noises about the same time each night when there is no washing machine in the home and drano does not work?
I would take the "P" trap apart and clean it or replace it. There are some things Drano will not remove.
