P Trap Sink Dimensions

Here we show you how to perform your plumbing p trap installation when the bathroom sink drain doesn t line up.

P trap sink dimensions.

Here s how to connect the plumbing under your bathroom sink. Tighten it and run warm water through it. Before proceeding place a bucket under the drain that will collect the debris or water that falls out of it. When replacing a p trap you should use the same type of trap you remove.

When the sink is clogged you don t need to remove the sink from the wall to unclog the line you only have to disconnect the flex p trap from the wall. Like a p trap an s trap has an inverted. Look to the picture above for normal dimensions. The tolerance for measurement is 0 5 inches.

We initially show the p trap bac. Because of this you have to determine the size length of tube or cut the tube yourself. The length of the tailpiece that connects the drain to the trap depends on a. Fig 53a video 53a if the drain is in the floor fig 35a ideally the pedestal sink will have the s trap extension tube with the length l jk or you can cut it to the length you need.

In some instances however the drain pipe rises up from under the sink and it used to be the practice to connect the fixture to the drain with an s trap. Plastic sink drains with adjustable height p trap this drain is chemical resistant and often used in lab sinks. Simply loosen the p trap and clear everything that is stuck into it. As for the fixture outlet the length from your sink to the beginning of the ptrap.

You can locate this p trap underneath the sink. Traps come in 1 1 4 inch standard bathroom sink or 1 1 2 inch standard kitchen sink inside diameter sizes. You will need a 1 5 trap adapter and a 1 5 plastic tubing p trap sometimes called trim trap. The flex p trap can be used in all situations under the sink as a p trap and as a connecting tube between parts.

This makes our bathroom sink drain 1 5 the vent 1 5 the trap arm 1 5 and the p trap 1 5. The p trap prevents vapors from returning up through the drain. Determine your size for laundry sinks. Traps are made from abs black pvc white or brass either chrome plated or natural colored.