Heck no you don't need a trap IF you don't mind carcinogenic and highly flammable fumes from entering the house Heck no you don't need a trap IF you don't mind carcinogenic and highly flammable fumes from entering the house
Normally $1,200 including the barrel waste (standing)
Yes, a shower needs a p-trap. If there is no p-trap installed then the sewer gasses have a clear path into your home. Any drain in your home needs a p-trap so there is standing water to block the gasses from floating through your drain and I to your house.Improved answerA trap does NOT have to be always "P" trap There are running traps J traps , LA traps depending on the application .. Showers and bath tub normally have a P trap main sewers and storm drains can have a running trap
A frost proof toilet the trap is located below the frost line
it keeps the floor drain p trap full of water so it does not dry up and let sewer gases up
It's what some people call the water trap under a tub that prevents odours from the pipes coming up. There is a similar trap under all household sinks.
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
Its called a P trap because if you stand the trap up and looked at it, its in the shape of the letter P
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.
P trap
A J trap is normally tubular and a P trap is brass and does not swivel