P Trap Compression Washers

Trying to mix combinations of washers on metal and plastic piping just doesn t work well.

P trap compression washers.

The plumber s choice 1 1 2 in. Rubber and plastic slip joint washers are usually tapered at one end. When a p trap leak occurs it s usually because the nuts aren t tight enough the pipes are misaligned or a p trap washer isn t seated correctly. The compression nuts holding a sink trap to the tailpiece and waste arm are designed to be hand tightened and when you do it properly the trap is watertight.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. This allows the washer to slip into the joint better providing a better seal. I tightened the compression fitting as much as i could. Look at the washers around the connections on the p trap.

Those washers take more compression to work and on plastic the slip nut can break. Step 1 removing the old washers. A tapered connection requires a tapered poly washer. I was just at a job where i installed one of these 10 years ago and it still like the day i installed it.

The beveled poly washers used on pvc traps and arms can be reused but you should still have a few spares on hand in case you lose one or discover the old one is cracked. One of the things i liked was they carried a good quality 17 ga p trap. Grumpyplumber dec 26 2007 9. Keeney 400pvck 1 1 2 or 1 1 4 x 1 1 2 plastic pvc p trap with reducing washer tpr washers and sch 40 trap adapter white 2 4 6 out of 5 stars 3.

Both plastic and rubber p trap washers can be used with different pipe material such as pvc and. I installed a new p trap but it seems to have a very small leak from where the slip washer one of the angled ones joins the pipes. Its a good quality 17 ga trap with heavy brass compression nuts and the slip joint washers are very good quality as well. If you ll be disassembling a metal p trap and arm make sure you have enough rubber compression gaskets to replace the gasket in every joint you disassemble.

X 1 1 4 in. 99 10 00 item get it as soon as fri aug 14. Use your wrench to unscrew the p trap from the fittings. I then redid it and installed ptfe tape around the plastic fitting.

Flexible pvc rubber tubular drain trap with stainless steel clamps. Slip joint washers are also known as p trap washers because slip joints are often used with p traps. Do this by removing the trap from the trap arm and then take off the other side.