Got a triple sink to change waste on (taking waste disposer out). Had a look about & can't immediately see on sf or ts a "triple" trap set -which leads of to believe there is probly a more usual way of doing it using other components?
Tia
Jim K
The obvious answer is two double traps daisy-chained.
er.. can you elaborate?
ta Jim K
If there's space (length mainly) I'd run the 3 outlets along a single pipe with a HepVo trap on the end. I don't see the need for 3 traps as isolating the sinks from each other on the outlets is pointless when they're open to each other at the top.
Same with multple urinals - have one trap at the end of the row.
Oh yes agreed, one trap should be plenty, hepvo or ordinary.
I spose should have said I'd looked for "triple waste" kits but found zip easily available.
McAlpine do a 3 sink kit on their web but not found it locally so far.
Cheers
Jim K
No. Join the pipes then into one trap
NT
Had another look and currently there are 3 traps! one for each big bowl and a 3rd where the disposer outputs.
Simplest thing will be to replace disposer with a basket strainer waste, and connect that to existing trap (disposer)..
So I reckon I need an adaptor to get from threaded bit on sink waste to a longish flexi waste pipe, that in turn to connect to existing trap.
What's the thread on the output of a standard sink waste??
TIA
Jim K
ISTR it being 32mm on a triple sink. Also not sure why youre using flexi.
NT
Kitchen sink?
Flexi to get from new strainer waste to existing trap? KISS ;-)
Jim K
Wrong. A trap on each bowl. And with good reasons.
I wonder whether NT is deliberately posting misinformation in his posts.
I can't believe anyone really is as stupid as he appears to be.
I'm not seeing a reason there
NT
That would probably be because I didn't put it there.
Can you work it out all by yourself?
No, probably not.
So youre Jim K, the chap that couldnt work out how to put sand on a horizontal plasterboard.
All a bit trivial isnt it.
NT
Judging by the pong that wifts from my sink waste from the near horizontal difficult to clean pipe between the bowls I'd go for a trap on each sink as long as there is room for them.
How can the near hoizontal pipe be cleaned and de-whiffed without dismantling ( and the resultant drain water into th bucket being re-inserted into the (unconnected) waste)?
We have a winner.
No.
No, you couldn't.
Meaning, that you had posted more ignorant bollocks, you were caught out and would now like everyone to ignore it, since it is now trivial?
There was a choice of two answers here and, unerringly, NT selected the wrong one.
Why do you persist in posting answers to stuff that you know nothing about?
Is it like an obsessive compulsive disorder or do you intentionally set out to mislead those seeking advice?
Have you considered seeing a psychologist?
We have a winner.
Take note, NT. Mr M has done it, or some one has done it for him. He has real world experience and knows the disadvantages of the one-trap (see what I did there) solution.
You have no practical experience and recommended one trap.
The MacAlpine one trap assembley has one advantage; it is CHEAP!
well my my aren't we blessed!!
one armchair expert who contributes theoretical "imaginative" advice, & another armchair expert who claims to know things but won't reveal his "hard earned" "secrets"...
ROTFLMAO ;>)))))
Jim K
There are 2 downsides, not one. The other is that emptying a deluge of water from one bowl can wash crap into the other bowl. However both are pretty trivial, assuming one cleans one's sink regularly.
fwiw on this I do, its how I know the downsides. Never bother with facts eh.
NT
Wrong.
That would happen with either arrangement, if there was a restriction in the outlet. The trap is not a check valve.
You've just added to the mound of evidence of your lack of hands-on experience and your widerenging ignorance.
You really should pack it in and seek psychiatric help, Nigel.
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