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Old 24-03-2005, 10:13 PM
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Default Another FAO TIFF the "plumber" post :cry: : cry:

bit of an odd one LOL



i was haing a dump today round my mates and on his sink pipe work there was a big bit under where the water goes from the taps, whats it for?


i was sat there ages trying to work it out, i cant find a pic and cant get one now as im not there, does it hold water for some reason




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Old 24-03-2005, 10:16 PM
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Pics i think are needed for that one
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i cant find any







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Originally Posted by 4x4pete
Pics i think are needed for that one

of me having a shit, can be arranged
Old 24-03-2005, 10:21 PM
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no thanks

do you mean the trap? a u shape or does it look like a bottle? the bigest pipe under the sink?
Old 24-03-2005, 10:22 PM
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its wierd, i cant even find something similar on goole image search

its like a bottle but on a U bend
Old 24-03-2005, 10:25 PM
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you really must be bored tonight
Old 24-03-2005, 10:26 PM
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its called a trap, and stops the smell from the drains entering your house, some a called P traps, some S traps and one like yours is called a bottle trap.

Works by holding water to prevent the smell from going any further
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thats just the water trap,,,it stops the stink coming back up
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COOL thanks Dunccoss,


been bugging me ALL day LOL








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mine was shorter and sweeter and more to the point dunc,lol
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
mine was shorter and sweeter and more to the point dunc,lol
But i was the one that guessed wtf he was talking about lol
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Im too late, been watching Jackass the Movie on Sky
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Tiff you didnt miss much




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