Hello All! Thanks in advance for helping this DIYer out. Im sure this is beyond basic knowledge but in all my research and searching through the forum I just want to make sure I get this write on my 2nd (or 3rd, 4th?) attempt.
We live in a 50 year old house and the previous owner was a good handyman. We redid our kitchen and went from a single bowl sink to double. The plumbing was already a little wonky and then I went ahead and changed to a 50/50 bowl to complicate matters. I installed the disposal on the left side and then threw in some Home Depot sink kit PVS pieces to connect everything into the already plumber drain. My problem is that I knew it was temporary and not exactly watertight. I also created this embarrassingly huge p trap.
As a novice Im not really in-tune with the proper physics of drainage and not only is it leaking a bit (as expected), but it also doesnt drain very well. Im sure this is a product of the amount of vertical the water has to rise on the back end. Theres just not enough weight/gravity before the trap to push it so its running back into the dishwasher hose.
Using the photos can anyone offer suggestions on how to do this right? Im thinking with properly fitter and adhered PVS this time instead of screwed on as I did before (unless thats ok). Not sure where I should saw off/separate the permanently placed PVC along the back wall behind the last couple of elbows.
Thanks again for any thoughts!
Brandon
Note the last two photos were uploaded sideways...
We live in a 50 year old house and the previous owner was a good handyman. We redid our kitchen and went from a single bowl sink to double. The plumbing was already a little wonky and then I went ahead and changed to a 50/50 bowl to complicate matters. I installed the disposal on the left side and then threw in some Home Depot sink kit PVS pieces to connect everything into the already plumber drain. My problem is that I knew it was temporary and not exactly watertight. I also created this embarrassingly huge p trap.
As a novice Im not really in-tune with the proper physics of drainage and not only is it leaking a bit (as expected), but it also doesnt drain very well. Im sure this is a product of the amount of vertical the water has to rise on the back end. Theres just not enough weight/gravity before the trap to push it so its running back into the dishwasher hose.
Using the photos can anyone offer suggestions on how to do this right? Im thinking with properly fitter and adhered PVS this time instead of screwed on as I did before (unless thats ok). Not sure where I should saw off/separate the permanently placed PVC along the back wall behind the last couple of elbows.
Thanks again for any thoughts!
Brandon
Note the last two photos were uploaded sideways...
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