How do you get a pipe out of a sink under the wall?
Cut the PVC pipe at any point inside the wall that allows you to remove the stub-out, using a hacksaw. You may have to make two cuts to separate the tee holding the stub-out from the waste and vent pipes. Remove any clamps holding the stub-out with a screwdriver or hammer, and pull out the stub-out.
How do you move a PVC drain pipe?
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How do you disconnect a drain pipe?
Locate the large nut connecting the trap to the straight section of pipe that extends down from the sink, called the tailpiece. Turn it counterclockwise to unscrew it. If it’s plastic, you can often do this by hand; if it is metal or difficult to turn, use a pipe wrench or adjustable pliers.
What is a plumbing hub?
As previously stated, the hub of the pipe is the female “bell” end of the pipe, which leaves the male end of the pipe the no-hub end. The no-hub connection option is probably the most used by nonprofessionals due to the ease of installation. All that is needed is a no-hub coupling to attach the drain to the pipe.
How do you loosen a stuck pipe fitting?
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How do you loosen PVC pipe under sink?
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How do you relocate a drain pipe?
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How do you move a waste pipe?
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How do you move a shower drain pipe?
To move the shower drain, there’s really no way to avoid breaking up the concrete slab that contains and covers it.
- Prepare to Cut Concrete Base.
- Remove the Concrete Slab.
- Prepare for New Drain Line.
- Cut New Drain Line.
- Assemble Pipes and Couplings.
- Add a New Concrete Base.
What is a hub on a floor drain?
Hub Drains can be used with or without strainer baskets and typically have other drain lines run to them. Designed to fit with trench drains, floor sinks, sanitary drains, and catch basins. Typically used for indirect liquid wastes.
What is a funnel floor drain?
0/5 (0) The funnel drains receive the condensate, drip or wastewater directly from indirect waste lines. The funnel prevents any type of splash and directs the waste into the drain. The exposes grate portion works as drainage for any type of floor waste.
What is a no hub floor drain?
NO-HUB (NH) (A/K/A Mechanical Joint) The most widely used connection. A No-Hub connection is achieved by butting No Hub soil pipe or plastic pipe to the bottom of the drain and securing it with a NO HUB coupling.
What are trap guards?
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What is a trap Weir?
The trap weir is the point at the bottom of the trap arm pipe where it connects to the trap. It’s the height at which water will no longer flow from the trap via gravity—the rim of the cup, so to speak (see “How Siphons Are Created,” below).
What is an indirect drain?
An indirect waste is a drainage piping that runs from a plumbing fixture or appliance and discharges into a separate waste pipe or receptacle. That waste piping connects to the building drainage system. The indirect waste line is not hard piped to the separate waste piping or receptacle.
What does an air gap do?
Air gaps entirely separate the hose running dirty water from the hose running to the drain. Since these two paths never intersect, there is no risk of wastewater creeping back into your clean appliance. The space between your kitchen faucet and the rim of your kitchen sink is a perfect demonstration of an air gap.
What is indirectly plumbed?
Indirect Plumbing
In this kind of plumbing system, the rising main feeds the cold-water cistern as well as the kitchen tap. A cistern is a tank for storing water. The cistern is placed on the roof or on the loft and all other fittings get their water from it.
Do floor sinks need to be flush with the floor?
Contra Costa Environmental Health recommends that floor sinks be installed flush with the surrounding floor (some building inspection departments may require that they be elevated so the rim of the floor sink is slightly above the floor).
What is the difference between a floor sink and floor drain?
A floor sink is part of an “indirect” waste system. An example of this is a commercial sink. The waste water from the sink goes down the sink drain, via the waste pipes, where it is dumped into a floor sink. Simply put, a floor drain is a drain sitting in the floor.
What is above floor drain?
When a tub is designed for an above floor drain connection there is space under the tub to run the drain pipes (above the floor). A much smaller cut out in the slab or floor is needed, just for the down pipe (pictured below). This make installation on a slab much easier.
