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jordanc (CA)
Hi All,
My fiance and I have had a problem with occasional clogs in our apartment sink, likely due to some food going down the sink (rice, coffee grounds etc). We've used lye in the past to break up clogs but I thought it would help to get a different basket strainer that would help us to catch food before it went down the drain.
I picked up this one on Amazon last week: [www.amazon.com]
and installed it yesterday. The depth of this strainer is about 2" deeper than the previous so I needed to shorten the tailpipe with a dremel. I also took the trap off to check out if there was any sediment or blockage in it and it was clear.
Once I put everything back together the sink doesn't drain (it will eventually drain after multiple hours, but it's not usable obviously). I'm pretty sure I put everything back the way it was, and the only part I bought/added was a ring nut that attached the tailpipe to the sink drain, as it broke when I took it off.
Here is what it looked like when I was finished:
I thought maybe I hadn't cut enough of the tailpipe off and didn't have the trap level, so I cut a bit more off but still have the same issue. Here's what it looks like now:
[imgur.com]
I appreciate any thoughts / solutions
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Author:
m & m (MD)
You did nothing wrong. The drain is stopped up and needs to be cleaned mechanically, not chemically.
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Author:
steve (CA)
Remove the trap arm from the wall and look inside the wall pipe for a clog. Removing and reinserting the trap arm might have dislodged debris. Any clog should be mechanically cleaned(don't use chemicals).
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Author:
packy (MA)
do not slope the trap. it must be level. a sloped trap stands a chance of losing its seal.
as suggested, snake the iron drain pipe.
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Author:
jordanc (CA)
Thanks All
I assumed it wouldn't be a clog because the sink was working fine as far as I could tell before switching the strainer basket. I guess I'll look for a clog tonight!
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