What is a plumbing trap adapter?

White Plastic Threaded Sink Drain Pipe Adapter with Slip-Joint Nut and Washer. Use this 1-1/2 in. PVC Threaded Trap Adapter to connect your sink drainage to the drain pipe that extends through the wall or floor. Designed to fit most tubular drain applications, this universal adapter is constructed from PVC plastic.

What is a Desanco fitting?

Trap adapters, or desancos, attach to tubular plastic or chrome traps with a compression slipnut and glue over PVC pipe (hub) or into another PVC fitting.

What is a slip nut?

Slip nuts, made in the modern era out of white polyvinyl chloride or black acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, allow a flexible yet watertight connection between drain pipes and their traps. You may also encounter chrome slip nuts on older traps. Tightening them correctly is part art, part science.

What is the name of the fitting that connects the P-trap to the drain?

Tailpiece: Often referred to as the drain tailpiece, this is the section of piping that connects to the drain fitting.

What is AP trap adapter for?

These P-trap adapters easily adapt schedule 40 ABS or PVC, cast iron or steel pipes coming out of the wall or floor to tubular OD trap or tubing sizes. These are used under sinks and laundry trays where the tubular fittings are adjustable with slip joint nuts and washers.

How do slip joint nuts work?

A slip joint is a simple but efficient way to seal against leaks. If you look under your kitchen or bathroom sink, you’ll probably see one with a plastic or metal slip nut. Beneath that metal slip nut is a rubber or PVC washer. The washer is compressed as the slip nut is tightened, forming a seal against leaks.

Why do slip joints leak?

A slip nut holds two sections of tubing together, and its nylon washer seals the joint to prevent leaks. Over time, the washer may rot and crack, causing a leak. The slip nut can also crack, resulting in a loose, leaky joint.

What connects to P-trap?

In a nutshell, a p-trap is a u-shaped bend in the waste pipe that connects a sink’s drain to a home septic tank or to a municipal sewer system.

How do you stop a slip joint from leaking?

Start the slip joint nut by hand, and twist it on until the threads are engaged correctly. Hand-tighten all joints first (Photo 2). Then adjust the trap parts until they’re aligned and pitched slightly for drainage. This is key; a misaligned joint will leak, even with new washers.

How do you fix a leaking slip joint?

If the leak is occurring at one of the joints between pipes, try tightening the slip nuts. On a metal trap, tighten them hand tight plus about a half turn, using slip-joint pliers to grip the nut. On a plastic trap, just hand tighten, and, if needed, give the nut about a quarter of a turn with slip-joint pliers.

What is solvent cement?

Solvent cement is a fast, easy installation process that uses solvents and CPVC resin to chemically fuse the pipe and fitting together at the molecular level. In the end, using solvent cement doesn’t just adhere two pieces together–it creates one continuous piece of thermoplastic.

What is a PVC slip connection?

In this context, a PVC slip fitting simply means a fitting with no threads or barb. Slip does not indicate male or female, just whether there are threads or not. Basically, if the pipe slips into the fitting, or if the fitting slips into a larger fitting, with no threads, it’s a slip fitting.

What is a slip coupler?

Definition of slip coupling 1 : a form of coupling adapted for use on slip carriages. 2 : a coupling designed to slip at heavy loads and thus relieve the duty on the driving unit.

What is a trap adapter used for?

Trap Adapters for schedule 40 ABS, PVC, cast iron or steel pipes coming out of the wall to connect to schedule 40 ABS, PVC or cast iron p-traps.

What size trap pipe do these adapters fit?

These adapters will fit both 1-1/2″ and 1-1/4″ tubular outside diameter trap pipe sizes, just in case you aren’t sure which size you have. Yes, they are that flexible!

What type of trap adapter do I need for my Sink?

We offer many sizes of Trap Adapters to fit any type of trap and outlet drain piping you could possibly run into. Cast iron, PVC, ABS, steel or copper drain lines can easily be connected to your sink p-trap. You can choose the easy to use flexible type or the conventional glue-on type for plastic piping.

How do you install a P trap adapter?

Simple to install; push over piping and tighten the clamps with flat head screwdriver or 5/16″ nut driver wrench These P-trap adapters easily adapt schedule 40 ABS or PVC, cast iron or steel pipes coming out of the wall or floor to tubular OD trap or tubing sizes.