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Dave Collins
Jul 8, 2013, 12:40 PM
I'm installing a corner shower in an apartment with concrete floors. I can not break up the floor to install a conventional drain trap. Is there a trap for low clearances? If so how high do I have to raise the shower base to clear the trap. I plan to run the drain to where the vanity drain meet the floor and tie it in there.

ma0641
Jul 8, 2013, 02:56 PM
6-8 inches for standard P trap. I have seen people make a running trap out of 45 degree ells but I would worry about trap siphoning and not sure if they are legal. If you Google "low clearance traps", you can find some examples too.

massplumber2008
Jul 8, 2013, 04:41 PM
Running trap is absolutely illegal and will eventually cause a siphoning of the trap as "stuff" accumulates... ;)