05-17-2022, 03:32 PM
Hello All,
I just installed a new faucet in the bathroom and the installation went fairly well except I have a leak where the PVC connects to the drain stub out (where the PVC P Trap connects to the pipe coming out of the wall).
It looks like the previous owner jerry-rigged things as there is a metal (zinc?) connector which in between the pipe coming out of the wall and the PVC. I can tighten the connector piece but it is moveable along the pipe and the PVC. The leak occurs closest to the wall where the nut is.
The first picture below is a picture of the connector and the second is a picture of the whole setup.
I went to Ferguson's and bought a 1.25" Flexible connector (to replace the metal one) and it works on the pipe coming from the wall but it is too big for the PVC. I may try and drop down to a 1" Flexible connector to see if a smaller connector will work. Please see the 3rd image listed.
The pipe coming out of the wall does not have any kind of thread on it. I saw a youtube video about a Marvel Connector but it wont work as there is no thread.
I could try to add a connector to the PVC to make it thicker but the Schedule 40 connectors are just a hair too big. I could probably put a bunch of PVC cement in there and it would probably work but definitely not up to code.
Any ideas?
I just installed a new faucet in the bathroom and the installation went fairly well except I have a leak where the PVC connects to the drain stub out (where the PVC P Trap connects to the pipe coming out of the wall).
It looks like the previous owner jerry-rigged things as there is a metal (zinc?) connector which in between the pipe coming out of the wall and the PVC. I can tighten the connector piece but it is moveable along the pipe and the PVC. The leak occurs closest to the wall where the nut is.
The first picture below is a picture of the connector and the second is a picture of the whole setup.
I went to Ferguson's and bought a 1.25" Flexible connector (to replace the metal one) and it works on the pipe coming from the wall but it is too big for the PVC. I may try and drop down to a 1" Flexible connector to see if a smaller connector will work. Please see the 3rd image listed.
The pipe coming out of the wall does not have any kind of thread on it. I saw a youtube video about a Marvel Connector but it wont work as there is no thread.
I could try to add a connector to the PVC to make it thicker but the Schedule 40 connectors are just a hair too big. I could probably put a bunch of PVC cement in there and it would probably work but definitely not up to code.
Any ideas?