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woodhaven (FL)
Hello everyone, I was hoping to get some advice on a tight situation under our newly remodeled kitchen sink. Unfortunately this was our first time so I did not know of the potential of having my drain in my wall to high when this was complete.
Right now the outlet of my garbage disposal is roughly 3/8 to 1/2 higher than my drain. This creates a very tight situation for my P trap because nothing is designed for such a minimal difference that I can find.
So my questions are this:
1. Is that enough difference in height for the drain to work and keep standing water out of my disposal?
2. Will a configuration (like I mocked up in the photo)with the elbow down work and be acceptable?
What did you guys/gals recommend here?
Thanks!
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hj (AZ)
If you can keep it from falling apart everytime you bump it with something, it will work.
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woodhaven (FL)
So functionally it should work?
Is there a P trap that assembles like normal pipes with solvent glue assembly rather than the compresion type fittings?
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steve (CA)
There are glued traps and U-bends available.
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