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Fantastic_Seaweed978 OP t1_jdb4jbt wrote

Reply to comment by OldFashnd in So this P-trap is useless right? Way too low for the drain pipe? by Fantastic_Seaweed978

Gotcha, yeah I guess it technically does function as a p-trap. My understanding is that ideally, only the bendy pipe should hold water instead of the vertical pipes.

I was also thinking about what caused the old one to fail in the first place, since the washer on the lower part had completely detached from the pipe. My thought was maybe it's holding more water weight than it was designed for? Could the friction fit be failing because the column of water is too high?

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OldFashnd t1_jdb83dx wrote

Agreed, this setup is definitely not ideal. If it was me, it would get put on my to-do list of things that need done, and then it would sit at the bottom of that last and never get done because other stuff takes priority lol

In other words if you’ve got the time and the desire to fix it, it is probably worth it. Doesn’t look like it’d be too difficult to cut the main drain pipe and plumb in a new one that is the correct height.. It will probably be fine though

Disclaimer: i am not a plumber, just a dude who has done just enough home plumbing to be dangerous

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