Need some quick help...urgent!

[MP_MKZ]

So I installed a new vanity top that came with undermount sink. I am about to do the plumbing today. I noticed that the sink drain neck is not cast very well. It's imperfect. I used some two part epoxy to fill the space there. What do I do to make sure it does not leak. Putty, teflon dope, something else???

 

[CountryBumkin]

I guess your talking about the flat surface where the rubber gasket would sit. I can't tell from photos how imperfect the surface is. I would think the rubber gasket would conform to any imperfections. I use a little plumber's putty under the drain flange on the inside of the sink. I'm not a prof plumber - just passing on what I read/learned here.

 

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[MP_MKZ]

I guess your talking about the flat surface where the rubber gasket would sit. I can't tell from photos how imperfect the surface is. I would think the rubber gasket would conform to any imperfections. I use a little plumber's putty under the drain flange on the inside of the sink. I'm not a prof plumber - just passing on what I read/learned here.

Hi. Thanks. I know to use puddy under the popup rim. I am concerned about the spot where the rubber gasket meets the sink neck from the underside. I guess that does not have to be perfect??? I can always use some Rectorseal T plus 2 non gardening multipurpose paste on it. It's compatible with stuff like that.

 

[MP_MKZ]

Well the sink sealed fine. However the drain was too close to the sink and I could not do a 45 or a 90. I ended up letting my imagination run wild. What do you think?

 

[FullySprinklered]

That takes the prize.

 

[MP_MKZ]

That takes the prize.

Thanks. I hoped somebody would give me the weirdest p trap award. Imagine a home inspector walking in on this and saying: well it ain't wrong, but it ain't pretty either. It was either that or pay a plumber to burr the existing drain to install a 45 degree adapter closer into the wall.

 

[Reach4]

That takes the prize.

I have seen pictures of much worse than that. Maybe the prize for the most convoluted that works?

 

[Jadnashua]

Just be prepared to pull it apart on occasion to clean it out. There will be some stuff that ends up growing/adhering to the pipe before the trap, and over time, it will start to smell funky. Anything above the trap is essentially open into the sink. There's a reason why it's best practice to have the trap directly underneath the outlet, and not have excessive drop.

 

[MP_MKZ]

So I have completed one of my bathroom vanity remodels. I am planning to do the same upstairs. I already know the sink drain will be too close to the 1 1/2 drain connection. Last time I had to use my imagination with slip joints. I found something at Lowe's and HD but I am not sure if it's legal or ok to use? As you can see the sinks are oval now and they go further back and require some plumbing inagination.
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-1-...95231?keyword=Flexible+j+trap&searchtype=text

 

[Reach4]

So I have completed one of my bathroom vanity remodels. I am planning to do the same upstairs. I already know the sink drain will be too close to the 1 1/2 drain connection.

How close to in-line are your drain adapters and tailpieces? If really close, which is unlikely, some bottle traps are permitted. The odds of being that lined up are very small I think.

 

[Terry]

A picture from a resturant I was in, but similar to what I do when the tailpiece is close.
45 out from the wall is better.

 

[MP_MKZ]

Now take that sink drain and move it to left and toward drain and you won't be able to use that 45. That's how I ended up convoluting those slip joint connections and making a funny trap. I tried 45 s and 90s nothing would work. Let's just say I got really good at p trapping now, like a balloon clown. Tell me what you want kids and I will make it!

 

[Terry]

I always install with the street 45 and the trap adapter when they are like that. If I need to pick up more space at the back, I take out a rambit and drill out the hub, though not often.