c5mage
New Member
Hi all,
My mother got a new kitchen last year and unfortunately we didn't have a good experience with the plumber that the builder hired.
She discovered an undersink leak and we have no desire to have that plumber return. Looks like they overtightened the swivel adapter and it cracked (and they also did not put enough putty or torque on the strainer/flange, but that doesn't require any parts replacement, just pretty shameful work).
I have plenty of plumbing experience from my past work in HVAC, so I'm going to replace the parts myself. What's new to me is the parts that this plumber used--looks like Canplas sink strainer adapters with swivel FPT, plus an appliance adapter wye (x3/4 insert?) for the dishwasher. They look handy, but for the life of me I cannot find these parts. I checked Supply House, and I can get an ABS FPT swivel adapter x spigot that looks like it could go into a regular sanitary tee, but the only appliance adapter wye I'm seeing is in PVC. Do folks see other alternatives, or do these parts have names I'm not searching for properly?
My mother got a new kitchen last year and unfortunately we didn't have a good experience with the plumber that the builder hired.
She discovered an undersink leak and we have no desire to have that plumber return. Looks like they overtightened the swivel adapter and it cracked (and they also did not put enough putty or torque on the strainer/flange, but that doesn't require any parts replacement, just pretty shameful work).
I have plenty of plumbing experience from my past work in HVAC, so I'm going to replace the parts myself. What's new to me is the parts that this plumber used--looks like Canplas sink strainer adapters with swivel FPT, plus an appliance adapter wye (x3/4 insert?) for the dishwasher. They look handy, but for the life of me I cannot find these parts. I checked Supply House, and I can get an ABS FPT swivel adapter x spigot that looks like it could go into a regular sanitary tee, but the only appliance adapter wye I'm seeing is in PVC. Do folks see other alternatives, or do these parts have names I'm not searching for properly?
