Originally Posted By: rray This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I’d like to soliciit some comments on this bathroom sink plumbing.
This was a dual-sink setup in a bathroom that was nowhere near the dishwasher. The lettering on the hose on the left in picture 1 said "dishwasher" and was your typical dishwasher drain hose. That hose led to a T-joint just past the trap. Picture 1 is the left sink. Picture 2 shows the right sink, continuing from picture 1. Notice the interesting drain pipe much higher than the traps. The draining in both sinks here was very slow. The gray plastic tubing in picture 2 was PB2110 and the water flow was very low at that sink.
Originally Posted By: dvalley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Russel,
Excellent plumbing situation.
That middle fitting in sink #2 is a Y fitting, and is facing the wrong way. All waste water coming from that higher drain will be diverted towards the P-trap and up into the main sink drain. Not good.
The plumber called in on this one is going to get a laugh.  
Originally Posted By: dvalley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Joe,
Yeah, No biggie.
What would us Home Inspectors do without these (gonna save a little bit o' money homeowners) who rig and fix household items their own way(the cheap way).
We would be bored inspecting homes if we were finding everything to code. 
In CA (I'm not sure about other states) a permit is required to replace, repair or install a plumbing trap. 
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Originally Posted By: jpope This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Anything to do with waste lines that can be improperly assembled (drain traps, air-gap devices for dishwashers, etc.) , requires a permit in CA. It makes sense if you really think about it.
Originally Posted By: dvalley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
fitting has a branch line added at a 45 degree angle for two drains to drain laterally into a main discharge.
The "sanitary tee" is a change of direction fitting where two drains discharge into the same piping. This fitting directs the flow into the proper direction.
