what is a clean out valve for under the kitchen sink?
I have a heavy thick pipe that comes out from the back wall of my kitchen sink. The threads have rotted out. How do I remove it.
It looks like it may be connected to my clean out valve. IS IT ONE
big piece? hOW TO i REMOVE IT?
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The elbow at the end of the pipe is a trap. You will probably be able to remove it with a big enough pipe wrench. You may need two to keep one part steady while the other part moves. Bring the removed parts to the hardware store and hope for a knowledgeable salesman to help choose replacement parts as some fittings may be different and need to be converted. Buy teflon tape to wrap the threads. Don’t over tighten parts. Use metal instead of plastic if you can afford it. If you’re not talking about the elbow and you the fitting to your pipe is in the wall, the same procedure holds true. You can use plumber’s putty on the thread of the pipe you are replacing if you don’t have teflon tape.
When you are clueless about the job, why attempt it?
There is no valve in a drain line, it seems the ****** has rotted at either the tee or the trap. You are not clear about it, I would remove the ****** if it’s the tee end or just cut it at the threads on the trap end and go no-hub from there. If none of that made any sense, then you need to call someone who knows what to do. I’d go with a 2″ PVC swing trap and glued up PVC all the way to the strainer.
If it is an old rusted Iron or brass threaded plug, you can actually chisel it out enought to fold it into itself and remove it. If the inner threads are still good, you can ***** in a new plastic plug. If the threads are bad use a furnco ( rubber cap with and metal band around it)