blues327
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I'm really hoping someone can help me, because I am on day 3 of this issue.
A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to remodel our basement bathroom from an old 3-sided shower to a corner glass shower, with a new toilet and vanity. What we found when we tore into it, was several hidden electrical boxes behind finished drywall and a plumbing configuration that looked like the old pipe screensaver from Windows. Well, 2 years later the bathroom is complete except for one issue, the non-overflow sink we installed takes about 30 minutes to drain. We have an umbrella drain w/o overflow installed. Because it is a floating vanity, there isn't a lot of real estate to work with underneath the sink. I have attached some pictures. From the sink drain trap the drain takes a 90 degree drop about 6 inches from a T down then travels 30 inches to the corner where there is another 90 degree turn and travels about 18 inches to the main stack/vent. I tried to install an AAV under the sink, but I could only install it about 3 inches above the trap and the instructions said it should be at least 6 inches above. So after much deliberation I opened up the back of the wall, which is in the laundry room. and installed an AAV 2 feet above the T joint. The odd thing was that while it didn't work at first, after I fill the sink with water, when I loosened the AAV a couple of turns the sink emptied very quickly. But only the one time. I have tried it without the AAV (just opened the pipe on the top) with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm going to go work on my stairs now.
A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to remodel our basement bathroom from an old 3-sided shower to a corner glass shower, with a new toilet and vanity. What we found when we tore into it, was several hidden electrical boxes behind finished drywall and a plumbing configuration that looked like the old pipe screensaver from Windows. Well, 2 years later the bathroom is complete except for one issue, the non-overflow sink we installed takes about 30 minutes to drain. We have an umbrella drain w/o overflow installed. Because it is a floating vanity, there isn't a lot of real estate to work with underneath the sink. I have attached some pictures. From the sink drain trap the drain takes a 90 degree drop about 6 inches from a T down then travels 30 inches to the corner where there is another 90 degree turn and travels about 18 inches to the main stack/vent. I tried to install an AAV under the sink, but I could only install it about 3 inches above the trap and the instructions said it should be at least 6 inches above. So after much deliberation I opened up the back of the wall, which is in the laundry room. and installed an AAV 2 feet above the T joint. The odd thing was that while it didn't work at first, after I fill the sink with water, when I loosened the AAV a couple of turns the sink emptied very quickly. But only the one time. I have tried it without the AAV (just opened the pipe on the top) with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm going to go work on my stairs now.