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RE: Is there any reason to clean a kitchen sink P-trap on a schedule?
If you do open it, put a bucket underneath before loosening anything; the trap can hold water even when the sink drains normally. When putting it back, check that the washers are seated straight and the trap lines up wit...
RE: Slow kitchen sink clears after a pause
Whether a restriction is beyond the trap depends on where the trap sits relative to the shared pipe. Bowl-by-bowl drainage alone can’t establish that.
RE: Slow kitchen sink clears after a pause
If water actually backs up into the other bowl while one is draining, that still suggests a restriction in plumbing the two drains share downstream. Separate traps change the layout, but don’t by themselves explain the b...
RE: Rainwater toilets and greywater showers: City tries new water-saving tricks
- Totally agree about the checklist - my brain needs a step-by-step or I’ll forget something obvious and end up with a puddle under the sink. - Honestly, I barely trust myself with regular plumbing, let alone a rainwat...
RE: Half flush never seems to work right - am I missing something?
- 100% get where you’re coming from. - - Had the same thing happen - swapped all the parts, adjusted everything, still weak. - Sometimes it really is just a bad design or old model. - Nothing wrong with calling ...