Sink Drain question
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Comments (8)a vessel with no overflow not draining fast enough. in this very specific case, i think it is good to point out that "venting" could mean before or after the P trap. In plumbing, venting means after the P trap. If you had two vessel sinks (each with no overflow) connected by a "continuous waste" onto a single P trap, they would both flow well, as air in the pipe below one sink before the P trap would get displaced into the pipe of the other sink. Newbies, search on "continuous waste" to see images. Continuous Waste Center Outlet is easiest to visualize. Continuous Waste End Outlet is the other option. If someone else more qualified wants to add to this description, please do. To add more precise plumbing terms to describe the two kinds of venting. Before the P trap and after. Water and air have to be exchanged (displace each other) for a pipe to drain well. When it drains slow, one can increase the pipe size (which allows air in the pipe to move around the water coming down) by one size, or give the air another place to go to. AAV Studor type valves are for letting air in, not for letting air out. They are used after the P trap not before. Following the logic of air displacement described above, one way to solve the slow drain is to Wye in a standpipe which would then let air move out of the way (get displaced) when water comes down the drain. The standpipe could be hidden from view; it doesn't have to be in the bathroom if you have a more appropriate place for it behind one of the walls. HTH !...See MoreNew Day...New Question! Offset Drain in Sink?
Comments (14)I had a top mount sink with an offset drain AND faucet before and loved it. With the new remodel, just completed this week, I could not find an undermount,SS offset drain that fit my 30" base. I put the faucet in the middle to line up with the drain this time, but not sure I like it---seems to stick out too far and be in the way. I have a feeling that when I am working I will be turning the faucet to the side to get it out of the way. Too soon to tell yet if I really dislike it since I'm not really using it yet..have to get everything moved back in....See MoreQuestion re: drain placement on new kitchen sink
Comments (1)It should be no problem at all. Standard drain plumbing pieces are available to accomodate most configurations. Merely a shorter horizonal pipe coming from the wall to the trap will probably do the trick....See Moresingle sink drain question
Comments (9)Photobucket! How do ya like those changes!! Old dog here. Not fond of new tricks! This should be under my sink. My sink is finished on all sides so turning it the "wrong" way wasn't an issue. My brand stamp thing on the inside of the sink doesn't show from the front. My carpenter was trying to figure out how to have it drain on the left - same side as the dishwasher- but my existing plumbing was on the right so instead of opening that can of worms in a house built in 1880 that just wasn't gonna happen! I didn't care that no one could read the brand so it didn't matter to me. Here is a link that might be useful: my sink from bluebath.com...See Morehomebound
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