Installing new vanity

[mdchow]

Help....novice in the matters of plumbing
I replaced my pedelstal vanity with a new vessel sink vanity
and the P trap doesnt fit (see pic below)
I have been advised to cut the existing pipe from the wall with a hacksaw and attach the new P trap to it
suggestions....ideas

much appreciated

 

[Cacher_Chick]

Behind that chrome trim ring I believe you will find a nut to loosen which will allow you to remove the trap arm from the wall.

 

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[hj]

You have just discovered one of the first "laws" of plumbing, namely, that the drain NEVER fits when you change sinks. There should be a slip nut under that chrome cover, but it could be connected without one, which would make it more difficult and possible require a plumber to avoid a major problem if you were to break something.