Plumbing – Garbage disposal drain is slightly higher than drain pipe

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I bought an old house and this is the old kitchen drain setup:

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Frankly I never "tested" it before I remodeled the kitchen completely. The old kitchen has drop-in sink and now mine is under-mount.

With the new kitchen, I found out the garbage disposal is only 1" above the drain (I used a shallower sink vs. deep sink previously):

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Here is another view:

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To connect (A) + (B) to (C), I am thinking of two options:

  1. I need to find a new (D) so that P trap is lower a bit and I have to find a pipe with a short L shape at the end to connect to (C)

  2. Find some "built-in T shape P trap like this:

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I am not sure if such thing exists.

The question is: What piece or how do I even create the connection from sink + garbage disposal –> drain pipe outlet?

UPDATE 1

So I was able to figure out the right "configuration" for this:

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I made (A) longer and cut a 90 degree elbow really short (B). But that required me to push down the plastic drain pipe at the wall a bit, like 3/4" or so.

The result is that the connection in green circle above ended up at an angle like so:

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There was no leak at that point so I was OK but then there was a leak below BUT I tried to use a bit of plumber putty inside and the leak stopped:

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I know plumber putty is not supposed to be used in this case but I had no other choice. I hope it lasts for awhile but please tell me if otherwise. The reason it was leaking is "probably" because the whole P trap was pushed down 3/4", causing the "lip" not getting flushed to the "mouth" of the P-trap. I was just guessing…

Best Answer

You can buy t shape pipes. Look for double sink drain plumbing. Extend your p trap down more. It will still be an uphill battle. I might also suggest opening the wall at the drain pipe and below. See if you can lower the pipes there.