What type of sink trap is this? PIC.

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/trap2006.htm

[Scott Falvey]

An old one. You unscrew the bottom to clean it out and it doesn't work very well.

But it looks kinda cool.

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

That would be a drum trap. . .

[dthomas2]

Thanks - didn't see this type in my training manuals. Now I know it all.

[alarsen1]

I saw quite a few of these in England a few weeks ago... that and a lot of "exterior" plumbing

[dthomas2]

Arne: I've been to Abbotsford, thought maybe I was going to drive right off the edge of the earth. "exterior" plumbing - what would this be?

[alarsen1]

Edge of the earth? From Spokane? You need to get out more!

I'll try and post a pic of what I'm referring to. In England, where I was in Buxton, many of the homes are solid rock and a few hundred years old. When they were "modernized" with plumbing, they didn't have any choice but to plum the fixtures from the outside.

Hmm... I'm getting an error when I try and attach an image. But picture, instead of the pipes running IN the wall, that instead they are on the outside of the home.

[dthomas2]

Originally Posted by alarsen1

Edge of the earth? From Spokane? You need to get out more!

I'll try and post a pic of what I'm referring to. In England, where I was in Buxton, many of the homes are solid rock and a few hundred years old. When they were "modernized" with plumbing, they didn't have any choice but to plum the fixtures from the outside.

Hmm... I'm getting an error when I try and attach an image. But picture, instead of the pipes running IN the wall, that instead they are on the outside of the home.

Can't disagree with that - getting out more couldn't hurt. Beautiful country up there.

I have not seen or even head of plumbing done this way but it must have functioned to gain acceptance. Thanks for the come-back.

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by sfalvey

An old one. You unscrew the bottom to clean it out and it doesn't work very well.

But it looks kinda cool.

Scott
They actually work great!! They are called "Bottle Traps"

Mario

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Scott

You are right, they unscrew from bottom to clean out.What i don't know is, are they legal,at least in Ontario.I will find out and post here.

Mario

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by mkyriacou

Scott
They actually work great!! They are called "Bottle Traps"

Mario

What a great place NACHI is . You can still buy these
http://www.plumbingsupply.com/bottletraps.html expensive but neat.

Roy Cooke ... Royshomeinspection.com

[Erby Crofutt]

A much more modern trap is "better"!!

Note the metallic duct tape and the second uphill surge!

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by ecrofutt

A much more modern trap is "better"!!

Note the metallic duct tape and the second uphill surge!

Beauty got to love some people sure do things out side the normal .
Roy Cooke

[nwagner]

Originally Posted by ecrofutt

A much more modern trap is "better"!!

Note the metallic duct tape and the second uphill surge!

Gotta envy the wastewater flowing down one of those fixtures; all the elbows and slope changes look akin to a rollercoaster ride!

Isn't it amazing how revered metallic duct tape is?! Never thought of using it for rigid plastic piping repairs...

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

Those traps do not comply with any standards in the U.S. that I'm aware of. I would place them in the same category as the flexible tail piece.