Thin gauge drain fittings

[Cjccmc]

I was in H*me Dep*t this weekend looking for replacement fittings for the drain pipes under my bathroom sink. Probably been at least 10 years since I bought any and was very surprised at how thin and lightweight these are now. The original stuff in my 1980 built home is much thicker and more rigid.

Do the pros now work with this thinner stuff too or do you get better grade materials from plumbing supply shops?

Maybe there is an upside to using these if they flex more and prevent leaks due to misalignment. As long as it's just under the sink and easily accessible for replacement I guess it would be OK.

 

[Reach4]

I think those are polypropylene typically now, and I suspect the plastic was different then.

If the pipes are white, you can backlight them with a bright flashlight, and you can see the water level. I am not saying that was the purpose, but it can be useful at times.

I don't know if yours are white or black.

 

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[hj]

YO probably had a sch. 40 drain glued together system, rather than the slip nut "tubular" we usually use now.

 

[Kreemoweet]

Twenty years ago I used to be able to buy tubular drain parts made of PVC at McClendon's Hardware in the Seattle area.
It was a thicker, stronger, more precisely molded product than the common polypropylene drain fittings sold
everywhere nowadays, and which are usually incorrectly referred to as PVC fittings. The joints could be assembled
as standard tubular slip-joints or glued together in the same manner as PVC DWV fittings are solvent-welded together.
The selection of those parts was rather limited then, and I haven't seen any such for many years now. Too bad, as it
was clearly a superior product.