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Kraftster wrote:Maybe I don't know what a stopper is. There is just an open drain with nothing in it (we use one of the plastic hair catchers). I assumed a stopper was basically a plug in the open drain hole. There's no plug at all.
I do have an access panel behind the tub (in bedroom closet), so I can get to the drum trap. It looks like someone replaced the cap at some point with a rubber cap, so I imagine that I could get that off.
Kraftster wrote:Well at least the water was drained this morning. Was left with a nice pile of black sooty crap in the tub, though. Awesome.
PensFanInDC wrote:Drum traps suck. If you can afford it, get a second opinion and replace it if it's in your budget.
Kraftster wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:Drum traps suck. If you can afford it, get a second opinion and replace it if it's in your budget.
How involved a project is it? Not that I would consider doing it myself, but I would just like some idea of what a reasonable quote might be.
If I'm going to try to clean it myself and perhaps snake while I'm in there, are there any major things that I need to keep in mind/watch out for?
PensFanInDC wrote:Kraftster wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:Drum traps suck. If you can afford it, get a second opinion and replace it if it's in your budget.
How involved a project is it? Not that I would consider doing it myself, but I would just like some idea of what a reasonable quote might be.
If I'm going to try to clean it myself and perhaps snake while I'm in there, are there any major things that I need to keep in mind/watch out for?
I would need to see the setup. Is there an access panel to the trap? Is it a PVC trap or is it steel? Would tile need to be cut? How much drywall would need to be cut and replaced?
Snaking through a drum trap is tough. The snake would have to go in and then somehow maneuver down and make it through the waste hole. That's a tall task.
If you have PVC drain pipes (I dont know how old your home is) then just be careful of damaging any of the pipe especially where fittings are glued together. PVC pipe and fittings are tough to break or damage so you should be fine. If you have an old home and there are steel drain pipes....don't do anything. Call a contractor.
meow wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:meow wrote:Lady-friend got ahold of the plumber and got him to come look at it. Apparently he broke some valve, she doesn't know which one, and is replacing it for free. That saves me the hassle of tearing into my bathroom for the 3rd time in the past year.
I would want to know why you have an isolation valve to just your master tub and why is it in your utility room, assuming he didn't go anywhere else which he shouldn't have except to drain the water down. Glad you got it taken care of. Breaking a valve and not noticing or saying anything about it is shady.
Shady indeed. He was the plumber our home warrenty company sent. Definitely not my first choice and I will not recommend him
Kraftster wrote:Easy access, all steel pipes, no drywall. Think I can find better than $1k?
Kraftster wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:Kraftster wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:Drum traps suck. If you can afford it, get a second opinion and replace it if it's in your budget.
How involved a project is it? Not that I would consider doing it myself, but I would just like some idea of what a reasonable quote might be.
If I'm going to try to clean it myself and perhaps snake while I'm in there, are there any major things that I need to keep in mind/watch out for?
I would need to see the setup. Is there an access panel to the trap? Is it a PVC trap or is it steel? Would tile need to be cut? How much drywall would need to be cut and replaced?
Snaking through a drum trap is tough. The snake would have to go in and then somehow maneuver down and make it through the waste hole. That's a tall task.
If you have PVC drain pipes (I dont know how old your home is) then just be careful of damaging any of the pipe especially where fittings are glued together. PVC pipe and fittings are tough to break or damage so you should be fine. If you have an old home and there are steel drain pipes....don't do anything. Call a contractor.
OK. That is all helpful.
There is an access panel. It places me directly behind the tub. The drum trap is steel and the pipes are steel. The drum trap has a rubber cap on it, so it seems the original cover was cut off at some point.
It really is very easy to get to the trap, but the pipes are definitely all steel.
Easy access, all steel pipes, no drywall. Think I can find better than $1k?
IamtheWaris wrote:I recently installed a new showerhead and when I change the stream on it the water shuts off almost completely. Every morning I want to change the stream but am afraid of it shutting off again. Any ideas plumb nation?
cheesesteakwithegg wrote:The faucet in our bathroom sink drips. My buddy told me that often time the washers go bad in the flex lines, which causes it to drip due to more pressure flowing up to the faucet. I replaced the flex lines, and it is still dripping, so I assume that I gotta replace the unit itself. I am confident in terms of mounting the new faucet on the bowl and hooking up the water lines, I am just a little worried about the drain. As a total novice, would the drain be difficult to hook up to the new unit?
PensFanInDC wrote:Most faucets have O-rings that wear out and can be replaced. The lines have nothing to do with water coming out of the faucet.
cheesesteakwithegg wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:Most faucets have O-rings that wear out and can be replaced. The lines have nothing to do with water coming out of the faucet.
I thought about that, but I have no idea how to tear my current faucet apart to replace it.
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