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Kitchen drain

11 years ago

Yes its Thanksgiving and my kitchen sink started leaking... The plumber I had fix it almost 2years fixed it with this handy dandy thing in the picture but he didn't replace the broken pipe and it picked today to make itself known... the pipe that drains out of the house is to slightly bigger and I can't use this. Will one of these be pretty easy to find slightly bigger... or is there something better to get? I can't use my kitchen sink until I fix it.... cheap and easy would be appreciated!

Comments (4)

  • 11 years ago

    Those rubber couplings are available in any combonation of size(same on both ensd or different size on apposing ends. By far simplest repair that can be found but considered cheesy when used by pros.

  • 11 years ago

    picture of sink drain?

  • 11 years ago

    Here you go..... thank you for any help....

  • 11 years ago

    I know you want to fix it quickly and cheaply, but you should also do it properly and more permanently to avoid future leaks, so I would not use a rubber coupling. It may also not be to code to use that type of rubber coupling for this application.

    Measure the outside diameter of your drain arm and your galvanized pipe. Then take that picture to any big box store and get the following parts in the correct sizes:

    -a threaded, galvanized female coupling to go onto the end of the pipe coming out of the wall
    -a PVC fitting that screws into the new coupling
    -an adapter fitting, like the one in the link below
    -a small can of PVC glue
    -a roll of teflon tape

    This should cost about $10-12 total.

    Temporarily disconnect the P-trap arm. Clean up the threads on the pipe with a wire brush, wrap the threads in at least half a dozen turns of teflon tape, screw on the galvanized coupling, and tighten it down with a pipe wrench. Then screw the threaded PVC fitting tightly into this coupling. After that, glue the PVC adapter to this fitting; you might need a short length of PVC pipe to connect the two pieces. Reattach the old P-trap arm: slide it into the new adapter fitting and tighten down the nuts at each end. If the old P-trap arm doesn't reach far enough, buy a new one, which will be longer.

    This sounds more complicated than it is. Once you have the parts and see how they go together, it will be easier.

    Or, you can spend $200 for a plumber to do the same thing.

    Finally, don't avoid using the galvanized coupling: if you screw a female PVC fitting onto the male pipe threads, the fitting could crack or leak. It won't leak if you screw a male PVC fitting into a female pipe thread as I described above.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Adapter