RRWA
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Old apartment building from 1920s, has 4 apartments on main floor, 5 apartments upstairs.
In 1 of the downstairs apartments, a drum trap is by the bathtub. I assume that this only serves the bathtub, and that the bath sink and kitchen sink do not flow into this drum trap. Is this a correct assumption? Which fixtures typically flowed into a drum trap?
In the other 3 apartments on the main floor, there is NOT a drum trap visible. It may have been covered by flooring, OR all 4 apartments may share the single drum trap mentioned above. Question - would it have been typical to plumb 4 apartments into a single drum trap, or would they each have their own drum trap?
I've currently got clogged tub drains on at least 2 of these units. I have tried a snake, but could not get it very far into the pipes - so I may have hit a drum trap. I also tried a pressurized bladder which did not work.
Thanks for any advice.
In 1 of the downstairs apartments, a drum trap is by the bathtub. I assume that this only serves the bathtub, and that the bath sink and kitchen sink do not flow into this drum trap. Is this a correct assumption? Which fixtures typically flowed into a drum trap?
In the other 3 apartments on the main floor, there is NOT a drum trap visible. It may have been covered by flooring, OR all 4 apartments may share the single drum trap mentioned above. Question - would it have been typical to plumb 4 apartments into a single drum trap, or would they each have their own drum trap?
I've currently got clogged tub drains on at least 2 of these units. I have tried a snake, but could not get it very far into the pipes - so I may have hit a drum trap. I also tried a pressurized bladder which did not work.
Thanks for any advice.