Drain Kits

Kits for installing a new sink drain include all the pipes,
slip fittings, and washers youll need to get from the
sink tailpieces (most kits are equipped for a double bowl
kitchen sink) to the trap arm that enters the wall or floor.
For wall trap arms, youll need a kit with a P-trap. For
floor drains. youll need an S-trap. Both drains normally
are plumbed to share a trap. Chromed brass or PVC with

Chromed brass
P-trap

slip fittings let you adjust the drain more easily and pull it
apart and then reassemble if there is a clog. Kitchen sink
drains and traps should be 1" o.d. pipethe 1" pipe
is for lavatories and doesnt have enough capacity for a
kitchen sink.

P-trap
(for wall drain)

S-trap
(for floor drain)

Tips for Choosing Drains

Wall thickness varies in sink drain

pipes. The thinner plastic material is
cheaper and more difficult to obtain
a good seal with the thicker, more
expensive tubing. The thin product
is best reserved for lavatory drains,
which are far less demanding.

Slip joints are formed by tightening

a male-threaded slip nut over a
female-threaded fitting, trapping and
compressing a beveled nylon washer
to seal the joint.

Use a spud wrench to tighten

the strainer body against the
underside of the sink bowl. Normally,
the strainer flange has a layer of
plumbers putty to seal beneath it
above the sink drain, and a pair of
washers (one rubber, one fibrous)
to seal below.

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