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Obed - What happens to the trailer when You move into the house?

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[scoutcub]

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Ok....wouldn't have got that one!

tks

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Obed - What happens to the trailer when You move into the house?

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Ceremonial Bonfire???

 

[dstig1]

I'm not really sure how we could have prevented this issue.

The way to prevent it is to not put the cleanout under a sink or in a cabinet.

Even now, I would change that if there is any possible way.

Think about this, do you really want to snake out your pipes from under the sink or inside a cabinet? Inevitably, whatever is in the pipes is going to get inside the cabinet, and it is going to be just as disgusting as you think it will be.

Given a choice, I will always design the system so the cleanout is outside the house.

Eh, I'm going to disagree with you here. Perhaps you misunderstand (or perhaps I do), but I doubt this is the primary cleanout. It's just a convenience for if something happens in the sink area or just past it. Much easier to access that area this way. If it is the main cleanout, then yeah that is silly, but in general it is a good idea to put an additional cleanout at each sink. You may never use them, but if you have to, you will love your plumber (or whoever specified it).

-Dave

PS, anyone notice Obed is closing in on 2k posts on this thread? Yowza.

 

[CurlyDave]

Eh, I'm going to disagree with you here. Perhaps you misunderstand (or perhaps I do), but I doubt this is the primary cleanout. It's just a convenience for if something happens in the sink area or just past it. Much easier to access that area this way. If it is the main cleanout, then yeah that is silly, but in general it is a good idea to put an additional cleanout at each sink. You may never use them, but if you have to, you will love your plumber (or whoever specified it).

-Dave

PS, anyone notice Obed is closing in on 2k posts on this thread? Yowza.

Typically the trap under a sink is removable. The trap arm goes into a compression-type fitting on the entrance to the drain. If you really want to clean out the line from the sink, just take the trap apart and insert the snake into the drain pipe directly.

 

[tommu56]

Typically the trap under a sink is removable. The trap arm goes into a compression-type fitting on the entrance to the drain. If you really want to clean out the line from the sink, just take the trap apart and insert the snake into the drain pipe directly.

I'm with Dave on this one just abandon the clean out and save the cash, most of the gunk in bathroom fixtures gets hung up at the drain fitting or in the trap

tom

 

[dstig1]

We'll agree to disagree on this one. If you need it, it's priceless. If not, it's still cheap to put in. You get better access downline with a cleanout than through the stub-out for the trap. Sure, most problems happen in the trap, but the ones that don't - and are downstream - get ugly.

 

[dcyrilc]

We'll agree to disagree on this one. If you need it, it's priceless. If not, it's still cheap to put in. You get better access downline with a cleanout than through the stub-out for the trap. Sure, most problems happen in the trap, but the ones that don't - and are downstream - get ugly.

This is where most TBN members get to show why this site is so great...

...When they can disagree, but have enough respect for each other to accept that each can have their own feelings and opinions on a subject and not have to degrade the others viewpoint.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

And 1999 posts so far.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy 2000th posting, I had to do this, since I think I was also #1000. :laughing: