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<blockquote data-quote="Joeh" data-source="post: 2121302" data-attributes="member: 18680"><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>Thought I'd throw this up as a hail marry to see if someone can shed some light on my thoughts.</p><p></p><p>My wife and I have a wonderful house. We love it dearly, except for the obnoxious sewer smell that emanates from our kitchen sink. I've attempted several fixes on it, and have yet to find a remedy. My fixes include, cleaning traps and pipes, new garbage disposal, new faucet hardware and lines, new shrouds and new seals. Nothing has worked. Some things have temporarily given relief, while others have managed to do nothing.</p><p></p><p>So, I went to the internet to search for more information. It appears that the configuration on our sink is no longer up to plumbing code. We have, what I have learned, is called a double trap setup. One trap from the drain side of the sink, and one on the garbage disposal side. I've read that in a kitchen environment, where high amounts of water are dumped into the pipes, that this can create suction and remove the water from the traps, thus causing sewer gas to leak back into the house. This would explain the smell we have, but I can only guess that this is the issue at this point. </p><p></p><p>Here's a picture of the current setup: <a href="http://imgur.com/kexphqU" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_kexphqUl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>If I was going to fix this, how much technical ability would it require? I replaced the garbage disposal...and a quick google search shows that it's mostly just following the steps correctly and getting the right measurements on pipes. Anything I'd need to look out for? </p><p></p><p>I'm considering going to a single p-trap setup, with both existing traps removed and fed to a single drain line, with a ptrap after that, before the exit out of the cabinets. My understanding is that this is the "correct" way to do it? </p><p>Similar to this: <img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvq-HrV2GkBRt-3FgMiGq9NOoj7odwI5unP5kzNlD5j6i3ECi-" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Except that it would have to 90* again to exit to the right where my existing exit line is. I am sure that between 90* connectors, I can make it fit the existing exit line. </p><p></p><p>Thoughts? Am I totally off base? </p><p></p><p>Thanks guys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joeh, post: 2121302, member: 18680"] Hey all, Thought I'd throw this up as a hail marry to see if someone can shed some light on my thoughts. My wife and I have a wonderful house. We love it dearly, except for the obnoxious sewer smell that emanates from our kitchen sink. I've attempted several fixes on it, and have yet to find a remedy. My fixes include, cleaning traps and pipes, new garbage disposal, new faucet hardware and lines, new shrouds and new seals. Nothing has worked. Some things have temporarily given relief, while others have managed to do nothing. So, I went to the internet to search for more information. It appears that the configuration on our sink is no longer up to plumbing code. We have, what I have learned, is called a double trap setup. One trap from the drain side of the sink, and one on the garbage disposal side. I've read that in a kitchen environment, where high amounts of water are dumped into the pipes, that this can create suction and remove the water from the traps, thus causing sewer gas to leak back into the house. This would explain the smell we have, but I can only guess that this is the issue at this point. Here's a picture of the current setup: [URL=http://imgur.com/kexphqU][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_kexphqUl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If I was going to fix this, how much technical ability would it require? I replaced the garbage disposal...and a quick google search shows that it's mostly just following the steps correctly and getting the right measurements on pipes. Anything I'd need to look out for? I'm considering going to a single p-trap setup, with both existing traps removed and fed to a single drain line, with a ptrap after that, before the exit out of the cabinets. My understanding is that this is the "correct" way to do it? Similar to this: [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvq-HrV2GkBRt-3FgMiGq9NOoj7odwI5unP5kzNlD5j6i3ECi-[/IMG] Except that it would have to 90* again to exit to the right where my existing exit line is. I am sure that between 90* connectors, I can make it fit the existing exit line. Thoughts? Am I totally off base? Thanks guys! [/QUOTE]
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