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2. How to Clear a Clogged Sink Drain - AOL

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   To avoid a mess, place a newspaper and bucket under the sink trap. Unscrew the slip joints. Take the sink trap to a separate sink or a hose outside to clean all the dirt and grime that has built ...

3. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   A common use of the term "air gap" in domestic plumbing refers to a specialized fixture that provides backflow prevention for an installed dishwasher. This "air gap" is visible above the sink as a small cylindrical fixture mounted near the faucet. In the base cabinet under the sink, the drain hose from the dishwasher feeds the "top" of the air ...

4. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   A trap primer automatically injects water into a trap, maintaining a water seal to keep sewer gas out of buildings. It must be installed in an easily accessible place for adjustment, replacement, and repair. A trap primer, a specialized valve, is usually connected to a clean-water supply in addition to a DWV system. [21]

5. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   Trap (plumbing) Water seal in drain pipe under a sink. Water enters at right, fills the trap, and continues left. Inverted siphoning occurs below the line "A". In plumbing, a trap is a U-shaped portion of pipe designed to trap liquid or gas to prevent unwanted flow; most notably sewer gases from entering buildings while allowing waste materials ...

6. 16 Home Repairs You Should Never, Ever Ignore - AOL

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   4. Leaking Faucet. Don't waste water! Check under your sink to make sure nothing's leaking, even if the faucet isn't dripping. Catching a leak will not only save you from paying for water you aren ...

7. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   Each fixture has its own inline trap. A drain-waste-vent system (or DWV) is the combination of pipes and plumbing fittings that captures sewage and greywater within a structure and routes it toward a water treatment system. It includes venting to the exterior environment to prevent a vacuum from forming and impeding fixtures such as sinks ...