I know that the code does not allow S traps. But most of what I have seen call S traps are not S’s.
Here is a true S trap.
http://img.timeinc.net/toh/images/galleries/107_inspection21.jpg
Wonder what the code says about this?
And that the code wants J traps to be used instead.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tohnews/gallery/0,25895,1587613-3,00.html
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
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Hey! I remember those j...
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Gee, I wonder where they got those pics....
Rich Beckman
Coming to the Fest? Don't forget pencils!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That looks like a classic example of the Smoke-me-a-J-trap
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I am not wearing any Pants....
Please tell me that top pic was just someone screwing around.
Both of those are suppose to be from home inspectors..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
"Please tell me that top pic was just someone screwing around."
And the bottom one wasn't? ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
The reason I might have thought the upper one was fake is because if you look closely you'll notice the right side of that sink isnt hooked up. This made me think they were working on the sink and were just being stupid.
I hope thats a joke; if not someone needs their breeding privileges canceled. Never heard of a J-trap, I think you mean a P-trap. Luck.
"If all else fails, read the directions"
Looks like somebody did a little home plumbing project. I'm not so sure the first one is legit - looks like the plumbing job is still underway. Second one is probably "sad but true".
They got discovered when they couldn't figure out why their kitchen drain always smelled bad no matter how much lemon juice they poured into it.
Jim
Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
Edit: I went to the site - there's some good stuff in those photo galleries! I especially like the "outlet on a pole" shot!
Edited 7/13/2007 1:18 pm ET by JTC1
I like the double P trap to make the S trap.
Perhaps the homeowner urinated in the sink and through the P P trap appropriate?