kurt Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 What about this method? Click to Enlarge 46.9 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 It's got a trap and a high loop. It's wrong but will work just fine. I'd call it out, so the next guy doesn't call me a putz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's what I thought. What's wrong with it, though? I couldn't come up with anything specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Nothing. It's just unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 So, no one has a good reason why this is wrong? Anyone? Bueller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The DW floods the sink trap and being elevated a bit it pushes water up the sink drain. Maybe. It looks good to me. I would call it unconventional and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The sanitary tee on its back is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The tee, and hard to judge elevation but it does look like the DW discharge might well flood the sink basket too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patt Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 UPC only allows one trap per trap arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 There are 2 fittings designed to connect the dishwasher drain to the trap, neither of which appear in that get up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I thought about the trap arm thing. Didn't think about the tee on its back. How bad is bad here? Both seem relatively benign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 There are 2 fittings designed to connect the dishwasher drain to the trap, neither of which appear in that get up. Yeah, but does that really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 If the dishwasher goes unused for an extended period its trap could go dry. It won't smell very good when the door gets opened. A la Katen, unconventional things tend to behave unconventionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 It's in a building I bought. It works fine. When I saw it, I was actually kind of impressed. One thing for certain....I'm not changing it. It's the "old building high sink drain exit" thing; can't fix it without opening up the entire wall and rebuilding the DWV system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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