Is twisting a P trap to offset/redirect it ever "too much" WWTD? See mockup pics...

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I have a odd situation where the sink drain hole has to be a bit forward in the cabinet because of the foundation sill below. This, combined with a AAV, is causing the reach of the trap to be really far back in the cabinet. If I "twist" the P trap so it almost overlaps, it aligns with the hole.

Is twisting the P trap ever "too much" and will cause drainage issues? Should I instead just do a offset (65/65 elbows) with the drain coming up to put it further back in the corner and alleviate the P trap twist (but add two elbows - six of one, half a dozen of the other)?

What would Terry do?

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A p-trap will function fine, even when it is folded back on itself as far as it can go.

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Thanks for the insight jadnashua.

I updated my post and attached the images.
 

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Someone more familiar with the code may comment, but the AAV placement would have been better if you used a T at the pipe, and ran it up on a stub higher towards the bottom of the counter. If there's a full sink, and a clog, you're going to get crud into the AAV, and that may foul the one-way valve in there, but the positioning of the p-trap is okay.

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