tub install - ptrap location?

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tub install - ptrap location?
Author: rosaxton (OR) Does the P -Trap need to be directly below the tub drain, or could I have it 3 feet away as long as there is nothing else plumbed in between? Edited 1 times.
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Re: tub install - ptrap location?
Author: NoHub (MA) No you cant have it 3 feet away.
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Re: tub install - ptrap location?
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) It needs to be directly under the waste + overflow tee.
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Re: tub install - ptrap location?
Author: sum (FL) I saw some discussions here about "drum traps" that are placed away from the tub?
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Re: tub install - ptrap location?
Author: stuckinlodi (MO) That might be an alternative trap for them to use if for some reason a p-trap will be too difficult.
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Re: tub install - ptrap location?
Author: packy (MA) sum, the inlet on a drum trap faces to the side as opposed to a p-trap where the opening faces up. so you can not put a drum trap directly under a drain because you have to put a piece of pipe and a 90 deg in the inlet opening to get it to look upwards.
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