Cut open either the back of the cabinet or the opposite side of the wall to access the vertical portion of the drain pipe.
How to replace bathroom sink drain to wall and trap.
The curved pieces of drain pipe underneath your sink commonly referred to as p traps do a lot of dirty work.
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If the p trap and all the drain lines connecting to the sink are metal it is usually best to replace the metal trap and connections to the wall drain with tubular polyvinyl chloride or pvc.
Here we show you how to perform your plumbing p trap installation when the bathroom sink drain doesn t line up.
Remember the drain trap the u shaped bend will have a small amount of standing water so have your bucket or bag handy.
You can use a utility knife drywall saw or power saw to do this.
This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to replace a leaky glued together kitchen sink trap.
Step 1 place the small bucket under the p trap and remove the clean out plug.
Use the pliers to unscrew any stubborn slip nuts.
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Over time they leak become corroded or get pl.