Hello I have always tried to use better materials but still it rots, leaks and breaks! If the pipe was made of schedule 40 PVC it would last forever but it is not! The inexpensive plastic connector pipe really does not last. The so called heavy duty 29 Guage plated brass lasts longer but that is the one I had and it just failed! It rotted on the inside under the elbow and developed a leak! I tried to tape it with flex seal temporarily but when trying to smooth down the tape I heard it Kringle and it just disintegrated! That did give me an idea! I purchased a new plated brass pipe at ACE hardware because Home Depot does not seem to have them anymore. Their web site said $39.99 but our NH store had one left for $23.99. Then I went to Rite Aid for the Clear Flex Seal Tape for $15.09 which seams to be about the cheapest. Back in my workshop the metal chop saw and angle grinder I cut the pipe to the same length as the old one, then taped it up good with the flex seal and slipped it in. Do you think the flex seal may possible stretch the life a little bit when the brass starts deteriorating?
Hello Since Phil Swift could make a boat with chicken wire and flex paste, even if the pipe rots then flex paste may still hold up?
We have a similar setup on our sink, plumbed using basic PVC sink drain parts, never a problem...been in use close to 20 years now.
This is definitely a better way. I've installed hundreds of brass and plastic p-traps, center & side outlet continuous wastes. I've replaced many rotted brass traps and never have replaced a plastic trap. I only use plastic unless the job spec calls for brass. The plastic trap kits work great. (I've never installed ABS (black) like the video.) We use schedule 40 or the trap kits like from Ace, HD, or Lowes. If you decide to use a trap kit be sure to scrape/file the seam where the injection molded halves are fused together at the slip-joints to make sure they seal good.
Never seen a plastic setup break or leak if they were installed correctly. The ones with problems are usually hacked together with parts that weren’t made to work with each other
It looks like all the parts for this sink were purchased at Home Depot. The right way to do it, is with a PVC or ABS trap kit using the good quality parts. Thanks so much guys for all your help!
Yes & Yes.... like some DIY-er did it... When i gutted my basement, i found soft copper, hard copper, galvanized fittings with hard and soft copper connections... What a mess... I changed the whole place over to copper (and pvc drains) about 28 years ago, since then started using some pex (for outside hose bibs).
