One night, my wife poured a large pot of recently boiled water down the kitchen sink drain. After that we noticed a strong chemical smell coming from the sink drain, which eventually went away.
We have a polypropylene P trap below that sink. I explained to her not to do that anymore, and even though she doesn't, if we run hot tap water in the sink and it goes down the drain, that chemical smell will return. Doesn't happen with cold or warm water however.
I haven't pulled the trap apart and looked inside yet and everything looks normal from the outside and it does not leak, but I figure something must be partially melted in that drain. Was going to replace the J-bend since I figured that's where the boiling water would have settled for the longest time and maybe it's partially melted on the inside. But then I had the idea that maybe it's the plastic/rubber compression gaskets that may be most susceptible to melting?
Any guesses on what is most likely to melt first?
We have a polypropylene P trap below that sink. I explained to her not to do that anymore, and even though she doesn't, if we run hot tap water in the sink and it goes down the drain, that chemical smell will return. Doesn't happen with cold or warm water however.
I haven't pulled the trap apart and looked inside yet and everything looks normal from the outside and it does not leak, but I figure something must be partially melted in that drain. Was going to replace the J-bend since I figured that's where the boiling water would have settled for the longest time and maybe it's partially melted on the inside. But then I had the idea that maybe it's the plastic/rubber compression gaskets that may be most susceptible to melting?
Any guesses on what is most likely to melt first?