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8 Responses to “Does anyone know how to replace the trap under my kitchen sink?”

1. Desert, on May 23rd, 2010 at 12:29 am Said:

   ok, I dont realy know how does your sink look but I tell you what.

   Firsly get a good light under so you can see what you doing.

   Go and see.. there should be rubber silicon where the joints are.

   Chcek it out. Somewhere that is loose. I would have bought new and take the old one out and replace it as per instryction (as bubble gum.. put it around everywhere where there are joints, but all the joints should be dry).

   Those days plummers have easy job, the pvc pines usually click to each other and on top they use rubber silicon, say white or see through.

   maybe due to movement the actual; PVC is broken so you will have to take it to hardware shop to buy new one.

   Best of luck

   ps. those sites can also help

2. Jason D H, on May 25th, 2010 at 1:02 am Said:

   Tighten the LockNuts with Channel locks and recaulk it , if this doesnt help you might need a new sink..i just had one reinstalled because of the overflow drain rotted..good luck

3. flyingbumblebee, on May 28th, 2010 at 4:50 am Said:

   You know, I’d call a plumber. They do the dirty work and I sit back and watch! That’s the way I’d go.

4. Leighton M, on May 28th, 2010 at 11:04 pm Said:

   You should be able to repair it with new compression fittings.. it is PVC, so it is cheap and the size is more than likey a standard one caried at a hardware store. If you have a digital camera, take apicture of it and go to Home Depot or Lowe’s. Look on the pipe and see if you can see a size on it– 1 1/4, 1 1′2, or one inch probably.

   Not a hard thing to do– there will be water in your trap once you take it off, but it is nothing to worry about.

5. guitargadfly, on June 1st, 2010 at 10:33 am Said:

   They don’t use glue. They simply have 0-rings that seal them up. Turn the water off to the sink. Tighten the washer things down hard. They’ve probably gotten loose from vibration from your disposal. Check for leaks. Still leaking? Unscrew and examine all the washers and O-Rings. Replace the O-rings if they’re worn.

6. Big Hoss 2263, on June 4th, 2010 at 5:35 pm Said:

   For your draintake your draintake your old ones with you to install just remember those orings.
   The right pipe and their easy to make sure that you get the right pipe and their easy to install just remember those orings.
   The right pipe and their easy to.
   The right pipe and their easy to install just remember those orings.

7. lilstudcub, on June 6th, 2010 at 11:06 am Said:

   First, look to see where they are leaking, i.e. which joints. If it is leaking by the basket. where it hooks up to the sink itself, it is the tailpiece washers.
   If it is leaking from the basket, then you need to replace the strainer washer or the whole strainer…which is easier.
   If it the nuts that connect em, get the compression rings, which will be inch and a half…all kitchen drainage is inch and a half. No glue is used in these because they have to be able to be pulled apart.

8. Tom A, on June 9th, 2010 at 9:55 pm Said:

   lots of people know how to replace the pipes under your sink you are probably not one of them
   don’t feel bad you are probably good at something else