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    Nov 16, 2013, 07:21 AM
    Trap Question
    I'm confused which doesn't take much. I looked under my sink and the pipe coming out of the back of my cabinet travels horizontally into a curve and then travels vertically up to the sink.

    Is this the correct way it works?

    I guess I just don't know the starting point as I'm looking at the pipe.
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    Nov 16, 2013, 07:35 AM
    That is correct. That is a "P" trap. If it were an "S" trap the pipe would come out of the floor.
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    Nov 16, 2013, 08:11 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by maryd1942 View Post
    I'm confused which doesn't take much. I looked under my sink and the pipe coming out of the back of my cabinet travels horizontally into a curve and then travels vertically up to the sink.

    Is this the correct way it works?

    I guess I just don't know the starting point as I'm looking at the pipe.
    THe pipe starts at the sink, goes into a P trap and then continues into the wall.
    The curved part holds water and "traps "sewer gas from entering the house.
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    Nov 16, 2013, 10:38 AM
    Hi Mary and Welcome to The Plumbing Page at AMHD.com. You're responding to a 7 year old dead threads so I gave you one of your own. Please check the date before you post. Thanks
    Your drain each is considered correctly. More questions? We're as close as a click. Good luck, Tom
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    Nov 16, 2013, 03:47 PM
    Hello maryd,

    See the attached images it may give you an idea, thanks.

    John
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