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  • Jan 16, 2006, 05:52 PM
    jjawacs
    Got P-Trap, Confirm it Exists
    I have a house built in 1981 unfinished basement. Roughed in bathroom pipes. One pipe vent, one pipe shower/bath, one pipe toilet. Anyhow, on the shower/bath pipe I poured water down the pipe, drains normal but I can still see water at bottom (no evidence of tee ot 90deg bend at bottom) does this mean P-Trap?

    I ran a snake down but unclear if it made correct angles for P-trap. I would persume if water stays in the pipe a p-trap exists. Let me know if I missed something. There is no DAP out hole so I would have to break concrete for tub overflow connection to drain connection, using the rough shower/bath pipe. Tx
  • Jan 17, 2006, 01:16 AM
    PalmMP3
    There should definitely be a P-trap down there if the pipes were roughed in properly, because (unless I am very much mistaken) a basement shower P-trap goes under the concrete, so it would make sense for it to have been installed as part of the rough-in.

    Just my two cents. Maybe the real experts will disagree with me...
  • Jan 17, 2006, 05:09 AM
    speedball1
    "Maybe the real experts will disagree with me."
    Not at all Palm. You hit the nail on the head. Jjawacs, you can stop wondering, you indeed have a "P" trap under the cement. And you are correct when you say that you'll have to create a dap out if you wish to install a tub. Good luck, Tom
  • Jan 17, 2006, 07:02 AM
    jjawacs
    Tx
    Thanks for the quick response, just some elbow grease ahead now.

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