bottle trap

I've been having problems with my bathroom sink clogging up with a solid mass of gunk that is the consistency of a gelatin dessert. I believe that the culprit of this gunk is my wife's contact lens solution and wondered if anyone has any knowledge about this. Other things that go down that...

Hi Guys, I need some advise on my situation. I have a downstairs cloakroom that has a soil pipe going directly to the underground sewer (man hole) not connected to the main vent pipe. Basically I have fitted an AAV on top of the boss, but it is below the level of the basin that connects to the...

Hi all.I have customer complaining of smells from the basin,Ive had a look and it has a stright through bottle trap on it. Are these as good as standard P traps. The waste pipe comes through the wall just above skirting board so i cant see anything else fitting. Like this one. Pedestal Trap...

Hi My customer asked me to replace the exisiting hot and cold feed pipes to her cloakroom corner handbasin from copper to chrome plate. She then asked me if i could replace the exisitng plastic p trap with a chrome substitute. I sourced a chrome bottle trap but when i went to fit it I found...

Hello first post so here goes... The better half would like to use a belfast sink as a basin in an ensuite. Idea is to sit on a shelf (made from offcut of 38mm solid oak worktop) within an alcove in the room. Taps would be wall mounted. I must admit I like the idea but am worried about the...

Hi all, Does anyone know if it's possible to get a chrome or stainless steel anti-vac bottle trap for a basin (32mm)? I've done some searching on the Net but to no avail. Thanks in advance for any help. Tony.

All, I have recently installed a new bathroom sink with a mono tap. Since then, the water takes forever to drain and the sink fills up if i let the water run. I dont think i have a block as noting fell into the drain pipe when I installed the basin. I have the PVC pipes from the basin connected...

got an old building with multiple rooms and they all have wash basins in when one of the rooms empties their basin it causes other basins to bubble and spit out the plug hole. there must be a blockage somewhere its just locating it, its only just started happening. any ideas on locating...

Hello everyone. New to this forum. I completed a 12 week "plumbing for the amateur" evening course at the local college last year (1 evening a week). The course was very good and I have now ripped out our old mouldy horrible en-suite and have just started putting the new bits in - with many...

Hello everyone. New to this forum. I completed a 12 week "plumbing for the amateur" evening course at the local college last year (1 evening a week). The course was very good and I have now ripped out our old mouldy horrible en-suite and have just started putting the new bits in - with many...

Hi there, My first post here and a simple question. Please move the thread if it needs to be somewhere better :) My bathroom basin is wall hung and i originally had a chrome bottle trap on it. Its utter crap! The water doesnt flow properly through these things and they quickly block up. ( to...

Please can someone help. I want to hang a sink on an exterior wall using a semi pedestal or bottle trap. Can the waste be hidden in the wall or must a false wall be built out? If the latter, what is the minimum depth required as I want as little projection as possible? I also want the whole...

I am fitting a new shower and I've dropped the bottle into the flooor with an access hole below, its tight on space so Ive fitted the bottle to the waste dropped the shower onto it and tightened from the plug (shower side). when I water test it it leaks, is it just because I cant get it tight...

I have a customer with a brand new free standing roll top bath and everytime they use it, it drips through the floor and onto the ceiling below. The problem is the bath isn't fixed down to the floor and the leak is coming from the join where the waste meets the plastic bottle trap and I also...