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    HermanGallegos Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 16, 2007, 08:27 PM
    Trap doesn't fit now
    I just installed my new vanity top without any trouble. When I went to re-connect the pipes under the sink, I encountered a problem. For some reason (the new sink is basically in the same position as the old one was), the trap doesn't fit now. It's about 1/2 inch away from the pipe that drains into the wall. I tried forcing it, but I'm afraid I am going to crack the drain pipe that comes down from my new sink. It's like a puzzle and I can't think it through. Anyone out that that knows how to make this work. Thank You very much.
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    Dec 16, 2007, 08:35 PM
    1/2" away, which way left, right, up or down? It could be your new traps tail piece needs to be cut shorter to raise it up.
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    Dec 16, 2007, 08:40 PM
    You might need to find another type of trap fitting that will allow for more flexibility in the positioning? The type I am thinking of has connections at both ends and looks like a U or maybe two J type fittings?
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    Dec 16, 2007, 08:43 PM
    That thing that looks like a U is the P trap and I think Herman is talking about the next piece in the system, the lateral to the wall.
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