My upstairs shower drain has been running more and more slowly over the past few months. We tried chemicals and snaking it, to no avail. I finally called a plumber last week. He opened the crawlspace and pointed out the drum trap, and said that it was likely a clog in the drum trap. He said...

My bathtub drain is running very, very slowly. Several years ago I had this same problem and hired a plumber. He cleaned out the drum trap and replaced the cover and charged me lots of money. I'm sure I could do this my little old self if I could only get the cover off! Any sugguestions? The...

I have a drum trap attached to the drain beneath my bath tub. It's easy to get to in the basement. Never had any problems with it, but the cap is really corroded - it has about a quarter inch of green gunk all over it. I'm going to be replacing the waste line from the tub soon, so I was wondering...

I have a drum trap below the bathtub that's leaking. I have complete access to it in the basement. It looks like the bottom of the trap, where you would crank on it with a wrench, is corroded and that's where the water is leaking from. Does any place sell replacement parts for these or am I stuck...

Hello, For the second time in a year, our bathtub drainage has become very slow. After the first incident, the plumbers snaked the line, which helped. Now, about a year later, the same problem persists, and a new plumber has told us we have a drum trap that needs to be replaced with a P trap. ...