Looking at your s trap it looks like it holds water to prevent smells coming up my moneys on the AAV..
Problem With Plumbing - Advice needed!
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Looking at your s trap it looks like it holds water to prevent smells coming up my moneys on the AAV..
Pride_In_Battle
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The plumber who we had out said they fitted that last time they were here for the last owners (he remembered doing it himself), and that it was installed to try and get rid of the smell from the stack, as it wasn't connected to the valve. Not sure how that was supposed to work, but he's (apparently) the expert in these things!
Could there be a problem with the fall? The bath does drain quite slowly.
He did it last time? With that little nugget of information i'd say to him a polite goodbye, expert in these things he isn't.. If he didn't solve the problem first time round 4 grand and another crack at it wouldn't even be considered..
Rip it out and start again the pipe work under the bath i mean.. If it's beyond your skill set get a plumber in to make it look like this below.. And might i also suggest you/he use push fit not Solvent weld pipes in waste soooo much easier to assemble/disassemble..
Your bath waste will go into a rubber bung which is in the soil pipe.
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rushts
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God knows why you have a vent under the bath mate, anyway just stick a plastic bag over it and tape it up so its air tight, then see if the smell goes. You should get no smell from the waste pipe as previously mentioned that is the whole point of having a trap with water in. Do Not go with your original quote mate that's complete bollox. I could put you a new fucking suite in for less than that lol.
Incy, that black rubber bung is off a low level toilet mate and connects the flush pipe into the back of the pan for flushing.
Kirkstall, Sink waste pipes are a standard 1.5" I can't see Barratts using anything else. Could be down to little /no fall, or build up of waste in the pipe. Not a difficult/dear job to replace if a good plunge out doesn't work. Always take off and flush/clean the trap first though as these tend to block first.
edit* kitchen sink 1.5"
bathroom/cloakroom sink 1.25"
Incy, that black rubber bung is off a low level toilet mate and connects the flush pipe into the back of the pan for flushing.
Kirkstall, Sink waste pipes are a standard 1.5" I can't see Barratts using anything else. Could be down to little /no fall, or build up of waste in the pipe. Not a difficult/dear job to replace if a good plunge out doesn't work. Always take off and flush/clean the trap first though as these tend to block first.
edit* kitchen sink 1.5"
bathroom/cloakroom sink 1.25"
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Barcon
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I'm no plumber, and we do things a little differently over here but, it does seem like the tub is vented indoors. Not sure how that works as I've never seen such a thing.
rushts
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Seems strange to me. If the bath waste connects into the soil pipe via a clip boss which is very common then it looks to me like the smells are entering the bathroom though the vent. If this was taken out the bath trap would stop the smells.
Anyway fuck plumbing on a Friday night I'm having a JD. ;-)
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rushts
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Fair do's bud, they look incredibly simillar lol. I've only ever connected waste pip into soil via a clip boss :-)
Pride_In_Battle
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Cheers for all your help with this guys much appreciated! I'll get on to a different plumber first thing Monday morning.