What are sink traps

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What are sink traps and how do they work? Why are they important?

Theo · Accepted Answer

Sink traps are designed to create an Air gap in order to stop foul smells from coming back up through the drain or and back syphoning of wastewater.

They are very important.

Mark · Answer

Sink traps are fitted under the sink as an outlet for waste water from the sink & washing machine & dishwashers.

Tommy · Answer

They are smaller than bath taps only 15 mm bath taps are 22mm

Darren · Answer

The sink trap is what's under your kitchen sink and what takes away all the water out through the wall and into the drain .if you didnt have a trap the water would just fall on the floor

Johnson · Answer

A sink trap stops the smell from coming into the house, it traps the smell from the gully and it could be in an S shape or be P

Rick · Answer

Sink traps are basically U-bends that provide a water seal between the inside of your property and the outside drain. Without a sink trap, foul smells from the drain would make their way into the property. Sink traps vary in design including bottle traps, S-traps, P-traps etc. The name is derived from the shape of the trap. Today you can even get waterless traps that rely on a kind of rubber device that allows water to flow through it in one direction, but prevents odours coming back into the property.

Conor · Answer

The trap doesn’t allow the bad smell to come back up the sink and stink the room

Zach · Answer

Sink traps are greatly important as they keep smells from the drains coming up through the pipes. The level of water sat inside the tap creates a boundary so smell can’t pass through.

Martin · Answer

basically, traps allow water to flow out but don't let bad smells come back

Tony · Answer

Sink traps are essential, to all plumbing fixtures, because they stop the smell of open drains coming into the property. Toilets have exactly the same trap system, only larger.

What are sink traps

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