collapsed trap?
Hi-I have stinky water on the basement floor of a 1910 rowhouse ( limestone). The non-licensed plumber who just came by said I have a “collapsed trap” & he has to open the concrete and replace the 4″ diameter U of the original 1910 trap for $1000. does this sound right? I don’t even know…
Hi-I have stinky water on the basement floor of a 1910 rowhouse ( limestone). The non-licensed plumber who just came by said I have a “collapsed trap” & he has to open the concrete and replace the 4″ diameter U of the original 1910 trap for $1000. does this sound right? I don’t even know how to determine if it is indeed a “collapsed trap”
If the trap is viewable in a pit, it is pretty clear if it’s collapsed. If it’s buried under the cement and there is no access pit, you can try to have a fiber-optic camera sent into the line. This can not only show you what the piping looks like under the floor, but with a locator, can tell you exactly where to open so there is no guesswork. Plus, the trap might not be the only problem and a camera can help to see. Also, piping replacements do require the services of a Licensed Plumber. Even though there are no permits involved, the work still needs to be listed on a montly form filed with the D.O.B..
Also, if you can get the caps off, you can just flush a toilet to see how the water drains.
where is the water coming from?…below the slab, from the house trap, or elsewhere?…if the plumber loosened the caps or plugs on the trap, and you can stomach the odor, open up both caps and try to push a toilet auger through tthrough one side to the other…if it goes through it is not a colllapsed trap, but blockage elsewhere…try calling electric sewer and drain service based in the bronx…they are inexpensive and honest, and this is their field..
if water coming from under concrete, he will need to open concrete to fix this something. Is it trap or not.