Ben Abate
01-02-2020, 10:56 AM
Hello all,.
My question is about the newer style Bottle Traps for vessel sinks. I'm nearing the end of a remodeling project and I'm using a vessel sink with a pop up drain and a Bottle Trap. The granite top is floating and I wanted to use a Bottle Trap for appearances. My question pertains to the long plastic sleeve inside the Bottle Trap. How does that work? I see that the tail pipe of the drain slides into the bottle like most traps do but you usually have a compression ring to seal that connection. The long sleeve blocks the water from draining to the wall drain if left long like it is. I feel pretty dumb right now for not figuring this out I even looked on You Tube before posting this question but found nothing to explain the plastic tube. If left in place I can't see how water drains and if taken out I can't see how these Bottle Traps keep the odor from coming back up the drain. What am i missing.
Thank you
Ben
Possibly I just found the solution to my dilemma, I see the Bottle Trap has a larger diameter than the plastic sleeve which tail pipe of the drain seals against. So if I'm correct in my thinking water goes to the bottom of the Bottle Trap and goes up along the sides to wall drain and in turn keeps the odor from coming back up. Is this correct? I never took the bottom cap of the Bottle Trap off to examine it until after I posted. I didn't delete because maybe this will help someone one day as they read of my dilemma.
Thank you all again and if you have something to add to this please do, especially if I'm incorrect with my assumption or how this Bottle Trap works.
Ben
My question is about the newer style Bottle Traps for vessel sinks. I'm nearing the end of a remodeling project and I'm using a vessel sink with a pop up drain and a Bottle Trap. The granite top is floating and I wanted to use a Bottle Trap for appearances. My question pertains to the long plastic sleeve inside the Bottle Trap. How does that work? I see that the tail pipe of the drain slides into the bottle like most traps do but you usually have a compression ring to seal that connection. The long sleeve blocks the water from draining to the wall drain if left long like it is. I feel pretty dumb right now for not figuring this out I even looked on You Tube before posting this question but found nothing to explain the plastic tube. If left in place I can't see how water drains and if taken out I can't see how these Bottle Traps keep the odor from coming back up the drain. What am i missing.
Thank you
Ben
Possibly I just found the solution to my dilemma, I see the Bottle Trap has a larger diameter than the plastic sleeve which tail pipe of the drain seals against. So if I'm correct in my thinking water goes to the bottom of the Bottle Trap and goes up along the sides to wall drain and in turn keeps the odor from coming back up. Is this correct? I never took the bottom cap of the Bottle Trap off to examine it until after I posted. I didn't delete because maybe this will help someone one day as they read of my dilemma.
Thank you all again and if you have something to add to this please do, especially if I'm incorrect with my assumption or how this Bottle Trap works.
Ben