Replace Shower Drain
#1
03-29-16, 03:03 PM
Replace Shower Drain
Ripped out an old tub/shower. In addition to it being very old it didn't drain very well and knowing the previous owners I suspect the trap is half filled with crap.
It's 2" up to the 1 1/2" Y for the o'flow and drain, is there any problem with making the whole drain 1 1/2" all the way up to the main?
thanks
Syb
It's 2" up to the 1 1/2" Y for the o'flow and drain, is there any problem with making the whole drain 1 1/2" all the way up to the main?
thanks
Syb
Last edited by sybaris; 03-29-16 at 03:26 PM.
#2
03-29-16, 03:51 PM
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I'm surprised that drain worked at all.
I'll wait awhile for the plumbers to explain why.
I'll give you a hint, water does not like to run up hill.
I'll wait awhile for the plumbers to explain why.
I'll give you a hint, water does not like to run up hill.
#3
03-30-16, 03:53 AM
Likewise, I don't see how it drained at all, since the top loop of the drain is higher than the drain platform itself. No you can't make it 1 1/2" for a shower, only for a tub. Our resident plumbers will be along with a solution, but I'm not sure what it will be since you can't turn those 3" fittings on their side in most instances.
#4
03-30-16, 08:17 AM
Thanks for the responses so far.
Yes, a tub is going back in there so a 1 1/2" drain line to the main would be okay, right?
Yes I kind of noticed the level of the drains when I took the old tub out. Very interested to hear solutions.
thanks
Syb
Yes, a tub is going back in there so a 1 1/2" drain line to the main would be okay, right?
Yes I kind of noticed the level of the drains when I took the old tub out. Very interested to hear solutions.
thanks
Syb
#5
03-31-16, 02:39 PM
Well I guess whomever put this together feared backflow into the tub so they made the "T" vertical instead of horizontal.
So I'm going to cut out the "T", put in a horizontal "Y" and a new 2" trap.
So I'm going to cut out the "T", put in a horizontal "Y" and a new 2" trap.
