dan411
New Member
Hi All
Wife brought home some new fixtures, thought it would be an easy 1 hour job I've done before until I noticed that the wonderful builders of my tract home not only welded the P traps, but there is what I am assuming is a vent installed in the way as well.
My first thought was to cut out the abs and replace with a slip on P trap, but the drain exit into the wall leaves no room to cut and install a new elbow unless I cut out drywall, then I'm dealing with the p trap offset from the sink drain. Furthermore, that vent connection looks weird to me and not sure how easy it will be to find a replacement 1" to 2" connector?
My second thought now is to hacksaw through the metal drain at the bottom thread near the copper nut, then I can un-thread the copper nut and lift the top piece out, then unthread the 2 metal drain pieces and pull each up/out from the abs below.
Can anyone tell me if this is a bad idea or if there is a better way to go about it? New drain just slides down from above sink bowl. Thanks.
Wife brought home some new fixtures, thought it would be an easy 1 hour job I've done before until I noticed that the wonderful builders of my tract home not only welded the P traps, but there is what I am assuming is a vent installed in the way as well.
My first thought was to cut out the abs and replace with a slip on P trap, but the drain exit into the wall leaves no room to cut and install a new elbow unless I cut out drywall, then I'm dealing with the p trap offset from the sink drain. Furthermore, that vent connection looks weird to me and not sure how easy it will be to find a replacement 1" to 2" connector?
My second thought now is to hacksaw through the metal drain at the bottom thread near the copper nut, then I can un-thread the copper nut and lift the top piece out, then unthread the 2 metal drain pieces and pull each up/out from the abs below.
Can anyone tell me if this is a bad idea or if there is a better way to go about it? New drain just slides down from above sink bowl. Thanks.