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    GREGORY-V Posts: 3, Reputation: 2
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    Oct 16, 2008, 09:10 PM
    Can I run about 2 ft of 2" pcv from shower then put on p-trap?
    Thanks for any help short question.
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    Oct 16, 2008, 11:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by GREGORY-V View Post
    thx for any help short question.
    This is called a "running trap",(see image) Yeah! That would work. Regards, Tom
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    Apr 17, 2011, 10:07 AM
    I thought you could do that but would it not be true that from the drain to the p-trap you need a slight downward angle on the pipe so you don't end up with sitting water in the running pipe as well as clogging.
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    Apr 17, 2011, 03:06 PM

    Darendoness: you are responding to 2 1/2 years old post. Start your new thread on the topic. Thanks. Milo
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