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p drain problem

johnboy8 · 2021-11-15 19:50:00

hi,hope someone can help.my standard u shape p drain gave up recently and i went to davis plumming and the guy suggested a bottle p drain.i got it fixed in and was delighted(i'm a sparks)and all was well until a few days later and there was a foul smell in the bathroom,and i sniffed around until my nose brought me to the…

15-11-2021 08:50PM

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johnboy8

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hi,hope someone can help.my standard u shape p drain gave up recently and i went to davis plumming and the guy suggested a bottle p drain.i got it fixed in and was delighted(i'm a sparks)and all was well until a few days later and there was a foul smell in the bathroom,and i sniffed around until my nose brought me to the sink plug hole.desperate smell and i can feel air....so there is no water seal.i googled bottle drains pictures and mine looks right but its only when i look at it from the side it does not look right as in where is the trap?.....any help would be great.

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#2 17-11-2021 05:43PM

cruizer101

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Have you picture of it? the pipe from the sink should go down below the outlet pipe so that the end is constantly submerged, are you sure it does.

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