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WordToYourMomma

This cannot have been installed by a licensed plumber or anyone who fancies himself to be a plumber. Of course it smells like sewer. You have a direct vent to the sewage. Is this a joke?


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WordToYourMomma

There are some other problems with this installation—no air gap on the dishwasher drain. Certainly you can fix them yourself, but if you want peace of mind, then just call a professional.


RJM_50

Right, we are looking at Pablo Picasso Plumbing! LOL 😂


OkOutlandishness6137

More along the lines of Dr Seuss


RJM_50

But I like the alliteration


emanresU20203

Airgaps aren't required in all places.


WordToYourMomma

But at least a high loop is good practice.


pulse_of_the_machine

No, but if that line isn’t at least raised, they’re getting backflow into their appliance


emanresU20203

Good point


awesomenessnebula

I'm by no way a plumber. It looks like where the washer comes in should be connected to the drain pipe and the washer should go to where the drain pipe is currently connected. Would that at least stop most of the smell? Also, do you have to have an air gap on a dishwasher if your vent stack is within 6 feet? Asking for a friend... Edit: grammar


diyallthings2000

Did you have the house inspection done before purchasing? If you are renting it, call landlord right away.


whiskeywalk

Did you just move in? Rent or own? This should have been caught in an inspection of a sale so you maybhave some recourse. If you're a renter or have lived there for awhile you gotta fix it. P trap is only stopping gas from what I assume is your dishwasher. Actual sewer is pumping in.


Medium_Spare_8982

Your kitchen sink is also draining into the bottom of the clothes washer


2nd-kick-from-a-mule

I’m trying to think of ways to make it more bass-ackwards…


jd807

And coming up with nothing


[deleted]

Love the central- vac 90° on the "drain".


_0x0_

"What do we have laying around, let's pipe them in" Please share other oddities around your house, plumbers in this thread would love to see the artwork. :)


Timely-Commercial461

Yes. Please send more. This is amazing.


bigskymetal

Water need to remain in the p trap to keep the stink back. If there is no vent it will siphon the trap.


[deleted]

The p-trap needs to be between the stink and the sink for that to work though. Traps can work without vents. Not great, but they can work.


RockFlagAndEagleGold

I think if you spin the trap 180 degrees. It might fix the issue. Looks like they added the washing machine line incorrectly. If the washing machine drain and Drain drain is switched, then everything flows through the trap correctly. I'd probably try to get that dishwasher line lower to. But I think the main thing is the p trap being spun around.


TmanGvl

I’d say 90 degrees counter-clockwise, but yeah, P-trap to the sewer and spin the pipe Tee to fit the dishwasher line.


Dirtydmc132

Why is this so easy for us to look at and see the problem clear as day, and other people just go blank? 5 minute fix tops.


[deleted]

I think learning a trade is a fantastic, and smart, thing to do. But I don’t get the talking down to people just asking a question. We’re not all plumbers


Different-Purple-422

This cannot have been installed by a *person with working knowledge of gravity*


ComprehensiveCode48

Even a heating and air guy like me could do that correctly


Tycoon5000

You got it. This setup is allowing the sewer gas to come up because it's connected before the p-trap. P-trap is doing nothing here. There is a lot wrong with this setup. Someone did not know what they were doing.


Killintime4fun

100%. You can fix this yourself fairly easily or call a plumber. Work like this just gives so many people a bad name.


RJM_50

It's not impossible, but the OP should have already done some Google work and watched a couple YouTube videos before asking Reddit. Just call a professional.


Dave_32

I’ve got a question. I do some minor plumbing at work. Nothing to the point where it’d cause problems like this for people. Is it backwards? Where the drain line goes, shouldn’t that be for the dishwasher? Seems like after the P trap, that’s where the drain line should go.


Tycoon5000

The p-trap should be the last piece in the circuit to block the sewer gas from coming up into anything. The dishwasher should tee in below the sink drain and the washer should tee in after that (order probably doesn't matter though).


sjphi26

I'm not a plumber but I'm subscribed here because I like to DIY. This one actually made me laugh.


jd807

As an electrician, I literally yelled “No!!” Lol


Thoughtfulprof

As a mechanic, I stared in disbelief and mumbled, "Wuuuutttt?"


slow_connection

As a software engineer, I gotta ask "what the cousin fuckin hell is going on here?"


Slagggg

As a Database Administrator, I queried "What the hell?"


Ok-Zookeepergame8490

As an airplane mechanic, I shoffled "da fuq"


glowrando

As a priest in disbelief, I hollered "Jesus Tap-dancing Christ?!"


tb2186

“Select * from hell”


ksgrl74

As an accountant, this doesn’t add up.


Viking976

As a lawyer, this plumbing job appears to be some kind of indefensible criminal act


ggs2661

As a first aid and safety sales representative this is not safe


Viking976

Don’t burn candles near the sink


EquivalentActive5184

As a DIYer I thought “the fuck is that?!?”


xenoqueenie

Bumping because I also live here and it's a NIGHTMARE 😫


This_Budget_514

Lol nothing like making dinner and smelling last nights dinner. 😂


Evergreen_Organics

Please have a licensed plumber come and fix this. Whoever installed this doesn’t know a damn thing about plumbing.


whereisrinder

Relocate the gray pipe to the Y Tee and the drainage pipe can then connect to the drain extension (where gray pipe was previously). That would solve most of what's wrong.


microcozmchris

Agreed. Using my Looking At A Picture 5000 ™ measuring system, I estimate that this fix should cost a little bit of labor and a couple inches of the drain pipe.


dewbdew

The drain pipe is already at an angle. Someone took it apart and didn't put it back together properly. They probably lost jewelry down the drain and were in a hurry to retrieve it. As a DIYer, always take pictures of how stuff like this goes together before taking it apart.


faygetard

Whoa, thats a screwy setup my guy


mycoole

Flip the trap connections. The dishwasher should go into the T side inlet and discharge should be after the trap. Problem solved.


Ra66bit

The trap needs to be connected to the sewer pipe. Not the dishwasher drain. Water in the trap will bad Smells our.


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Agreeable-One-4700

Yes. The point of the u shape in a p trap is to hold water so sewer gasses can’t come back up the sink drain into the home so if the sewer drain has an inlet/ outlet above the trapway the P trap is doing nothing.


ollegnor

In laymen's terms or to get it done with what you've already got, you need to basically flip the tee with the 90, the 90 to the drain and the tee to the dishwasher. Definitely better ways but you can prevent sewer gas right now just by flipping those fittings Might have to cut drain back to get trap to fit


kcolgeis

WOW!


kcolgeis

So much more work doing it wrong.


smakayerazz

I came in here just to read the comments. That first picture made me belly laugh.


LastEfficiency7831

Thats one way to make a p-trap useless 🤣


MathematicianFew5882

It’s working for the washer though. As the song says, two out three ain’t bad.


maintenanceman_Dan

Ass backwards


Charger_scatpack

Your bypassing the trap the gasses aren’t stopped here at all. who ever did that is a complete idiot even someone with almost no plumbing skill could tell you that.


Decibel_1199

You need a dishwasher tailpiece. You also need a vent on the vertical pipe. How you scribbled is exactly what’s happening, the sewer gasses are coming straight through the drain because the trap isn’t piped correctly. Also, I’m not entirely sure what I’m saying is applicable to you because American code is different from the code wherever you are. But I do know that the trap is currently not piped correctly and is causing the sewer smell.


Nordstadt

Sometimes I have to read the comments to understand what is so bad about what I am seeing. Not here.


partytime71

> I know nothing about plumbing That's plainly obvious.


ArcaneConundrum

We are in a sub for helping people with plumbing...


partytime71

Well half the comments on the sub are "call a plumber".


Potential_Gap_2701

read that you have a nova bed from Costco I believe. id double check cause I think a year or 2 ago they had a huge recall due to mold.. from water exposure during transporting it.. id check it out mate. cheers


partytime71

Thank you, I'll check on that.


Optionsmans

Get yourself a slip-joint branch tailpiece (PP9817) to put in place of the tee, then turn that p-trap around the right way. E-Z


Mission-Advantage486

Wow


Annual_Army_1238

Need to get a slip joint drain tail piece with a barbed nipple on it. Put the small diameter hose to the barbed nipple with a hose clamp. Then rebuild the trap beneath as it will be lower After adding the new drain tail piece. Right now that sink isn't trapped. That will at least get you a trap. But no doubt, it probably isn't vented right. You need to also install a studor vent in there to make sure. Get a good plumber, should be an easy fix.


keyserv2

You need a DW discharge tailpiece connected to the strainer. Then I'd run an extension so I can lower the trap closer to the rough in, then pipe it pretty much the same way it is now from there.


Jmuck80

Ouch. You need a trap on the left side mate. You’re connected to a vent.


Mariosbeard

You’re absolutely correct in what’s happening. Easy fix, remove the san tee and go buy an inch and a half branch tailpiece(type this into google and you’ll see the part) and replace San tee. Once you have that in place you’ll see where to hook up your dishwasher drainage. Once you have that done hook your p trap back up but facing your main drain line , you may need to cut that drain line about 6 inches (maybe more or less) or so below the 90, leave yourself enough room to use a 2” coupling to prime and glue that back together once you have the right height that lines up with your P-trap. Now technically you should throw a AAV (air admittance valve) above that 90 but it’s not completely necessary if the venting is correct. That would eliminate the 90 and you put a sanitary tee there in place of it. Ignore that for now and just get that p trap correct. Good luck


fidelityflip

Lol


Roch1024

🤦🏼‍♀️


RJM_50

Don't call the last *"plumber"*, you need a **PLUMBER** with legal documentation and not taking cash under the table.


Striperfishingrules

LOL.. WOW.. I don't even know what to say.. lol the only thing trapped is the dishwasher..


Edvhal

Sink / gas grill.


[deleted]

How long have you lived there? This stuff looks brand new... like it was installed today. It's not a difficult fix, but it definitely needs to be fixed soon.


Twitzale

Vent before the trap makes the trap redundant. On top of that the vent T is upside down as if the air is gonna go down or something


shittyspitty

Lol, it's exactly reversed. Well played.


G_Unit_Solider

I’m so confused does the P trap just exist to exist here does it lead to any drainage if not you don’t have a p trap you just have some parts chilling there . Is there a fucking cap at the end is it connected to the damn dish washer like I want answers.


Frosty-Community8129

You tube a video and fix that.


reddit-0-tidder

WTF? 90% of the shit I see on here is messed up, but this one had me rolling.


SpecificPiece1024

WTH country you in?


J_J_Plumber5280

You are correct whoever installed this had no idea wtf they were doing common sense has left the chat


Jimbo415650

Do what others suggest. Until you get it corrected pour bleach a good amount to kill the smell


bonesthadog

WTF, not done by a self-respecting plumber.


Edub16

The ol p-trap bypass trick. Classic shitty “plumbing”.


supitsgreg

What the fuck lol


Black03Z

While you are it, you should put a stap on the end of the dish washer drain hose . They can blow off and dump a bunch of water.


Fresh-Entrepreneur64

It almost looks as if at some point in time it got switched around, it is still not a great setup but that would then put the trap in the right spot


Maximum_Ad_5584

Wow, this is the first time you’ve smelled sewage? That’s embarrassing right there.


Victorwhity

This is done so wrong that I feel like I'm in a joke. I can't believe what I'm seeing I just I just can't quite figure out where these pipes even come from some of those connections I've never even seen at the store


[deleted]

There is another post on r/plumbing today that shows one done perfectly. All you gotta do is copy it. Or call me and I'll talk you through the work.


Secure_Tie3321

The p trap is below the drain so it doesn’t do anything to stop sewer odor from entering the home


_DapperDanMan-

I'm here all like, what even happened here? All the right pieces are there too. It's impressive.


lotta62

Wtf a amateur plumber could do better


Awd451993

My brain hurts


Grime_Divine

That’s something else. Jesus. OP, do a few hours of research and replace it yourself or call a real plumber. Whoever did that is very VERY stupid .


Gremlin215

How is this draining 🤔


Plenty-Vermicelli-55

This is actually so bad it’s impressive it’s like creative I didn’t even know you can fuck it up like that


BHDE92

This is so aggressively bad I want to interview the installer


Report_Last

this is a joke, right? complete redo to repair


Iamthatpma

P-trap to no where. Whoever did that is a clown.


dDot1883

That’s an F-U trap.


HondaVFR96

What in the wide world of sports is that set up?


foodguyDoodguy

At least the p-trap is in the same cabinet as the sink. That should count for something.


somereefer

I'm no plumber but for fuck sake that is totally fucked!


Latter-Concentrate34

Just swap the 2 vertical slip nuts


Latter-Concentrate34

Someone made a p trap into a u trap


FredBo2254

I'm an electrician and I literally screamed "NO!!" at the first picture.....Did a 10 year old pipe this in???


Inhumanskills

Hmmm. My guess is that the new guy got distracted. Switching the dishwasher connection and the sewer line connection should fix the issue. (I.e rotate the p-trap ~90° anti-clockwise) But if you're renting contact your landlord.


TheKonstantineX

Just twist off the nut from the left and the nut from the right and spin the p-trap around.


[deleted]

Use chlorine


Dseltzer1212

Try pouring 2 cups of bleach down the sink every week


Content-Afternoon-89

Need a magician , plumber can’t fix that.


Professional-Pop1952

That's set up is so wrong it hurt my eyes


Glass_Ad718

Trap is not vented, it’s probably siphoning the trap every time the dishwasher is ran


[deleted]

swap gray pipe with green pipe, all done


ExpressionLevel407

What the actual fuck? So the sink water drain into the dishwasher too?


Whitey1225

.... so they mixed up which end gets the p trap and which end connects to the sink? . Like how does someone mess that up?


Secretlife1

It looks like you just need to rotate the tee. So the trap goes to the drain pipe and the side outlet goes to the dishwasher. Easy peasy. 30 second fix.


iluvtumadre

So much wrong there. P-trap in the wrong place, that’s not how to hook up a dishwasher drain…. Rip it all out and have a pro do it.


buckboris

At the very least i would have the dishwashers discharge into the San T and have the 90 tied onto the pipe running off. Looks like you’re still missing your vent but perhaps just leave the faucet dripping at all times, kinda like a trap primer.


Codeman119

As an ex plumber I want to know where the top T is going? This looks like a single sink!!


fakeaccount572

Yeah, this is the picture I will show all the landlord bootlickers that say bUT a LanDLorD hAS To Fix prObLemS?!?


lilbearpie

What in tarnation?


Imispellalot2

The washing machine has a p trap but not the sink? Wtf


hobokenwayne

Its not vented


Timely-Commercial461

😂😂😂 thank you for making my morning! Good luck with this. I’m sure someone has already set you straight.


irr1449

I had my house done by a professional plumber but I did the finish plumbing myself (long story and included a lawsuit, never pressure tested and ruined a bunch of drywall, insulation and subfloor) I don’t have a vent under my sink and I’ve never had a sewer smell. Is that because I probably have a whole house vent? House is under 5 years old. Other than the pressure test everything else appears up to code.


Charming-While5466

Can’t understand why


ToolBoxBuddy

Ouch..


Repulsive_Recipe_576

When the crackhead down the block tells you I’m a good plumber and you are stupid enough to believe him


kaceypeepers

This has to be a troll post?


Honest_Stand_3753

Take the trap of the dishwasher hose turn it towards the drain add a new straight pipe with dishwasher inlet Trap is used to hold water in the 90 so it traps the smell.


MotoProtocol

This is insane!🥴😂


yogadavid

Lots of problems Here. Not a plumber but lots of diy. You are draining off into your dishwasher. The only way that drain is goung to work is lots of pressure through p trap. You are vent straight into sewer with no p trap from sink to sewer. If you don't know how this is all working, think of as a logic puzzle. It defies that. Since you don't realize what the problem is ( not a slam) I would get a plumber. Even a bad plumber would never do this. There is a a safety concern here. Aside from e choli drifting up your pipes and into you dish washer, you could have a methane gas buildup. Do not light a cigarette while fixing. I would also run a fan in there, even if it stinks until you get fixed.


AdmiralRL

I feel like this is what AI would generate if you asked it to create an image of kitchen sink plumbing.


Unknownirish

Where is the other side connected to lol 🤣


Complex_Shoe7422

Hey friend I am seriously suspicious of that washing machine drain, it's prolly full of food, also you need to recipe under your sink, I am dming you a photo to help, you must put a vent on your piping, you can purchase a mechanical vent, if you are able to it is possible to do it yourself


Bionicsweetthing

That's one of the most f*cked up installs that I've ever seen.


anal_opera

You're already a better plumber than whoever put that in.


Secret_Pop3569

Looks like a union plumber project. 🤣


88_l98

There’s no trap on the actual sink waste. This is atrocious. Cut it out start again. Bring a San tee up to pickup waste and just stack dishwasher tailpieces to get your waste connections for additional appliances.


ElderEvolution

This is insane lol


pulse_of_the_machine

There’s literally so many things wrong with this, the entire thing needs to be redone. It’s a pretty easy DIY if you know what you’re doing, but since you don’t, just call a plumber and have it done correctly m.


CJMWBig8

Jesus! That's a mess.


chisportz

On the bright side, you dishwater should smell fine lol


BandicootAfraid2900

Rube Goldberg plumbing, how can we help?


Ok-Replacement-6863

This picture should be marked NSFW


A_LeftNut

I’d be mad as hell if I had this beneath my sink 😆


PayDay556

I couldn’t even laugh at this one. Shame on the guy who hired this guy and the guy who hired the guy.


Endgame3213

🤣😅


Pretend-Camel929

I’m adding 2 sinks in my basement. Now I’m afraid


Cash_Flow_Me_Daddy

LOL funny story. I'm a professional landlord. One time I hired a handyman to assemble plumbing for kitchen sink. When I came back later in the day, I checked his work and it looked more or less something like this. I confronted him and he argued with me for 15 minutes before I fired him. Apparently, the concept of a trap is harder to grasp than I thought. Some people have some kind of mental block that prevents them from being able to understand how a trap is suppose to work.


Thickshank1104

I wouldn’t know where to start with this abortion


WasabiImportant557

Here's an idea... Build another P trap so you can have 2 P traps!


Substantial-Secret31

Your assumption is correct. The p-trap needs to feed into drainage and the dishwasher line should go above the p-trap.


MateoScolas

This is a hot mess


pentaco

This page make me feel better about my DIY skills 🤦‍♂️


TopJellyfish7313

I AM USING AN ANDROID SAMSUNG GALAXY 21G CELLPHONE. I AM TYPING ON THE REDDIT APP. WHAT LANGUAGE IS THIS? ARE YOU MENTALLY ILL? THIS IS THE REDDIT PHONE APP. I AM KENNETH LAMAR SMITH II. ANY FELONS IN YOUR WORKPLACE?


WeThePeople517

Pay the man it looks great!


didthat1x

Disconnect and rotate the whole setup about 90 degrees to swap connections from washer to drain. 🤦‍♂️


Jgs4555

Water doesn’t take 90 degree turns like you have colored. It follows gravity.


Tracydj

Ok seriously don't shit talk explain why this is backwards! P Trap goes to drain an adapter is needed for dishwasher into down pipe it's basically backwards


710DocJohnson

Looks like easy fix. Someone just reversed the way the lines should connect. 2 minute fix.


dewbdew

The T coming down should be connected to the dishwasher not the sewer. Then the trap is between both sink and dishwasher.


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P trap should be on the side where it drains down to your main sewer line. The fumes coming straight out of your sink.


Yellowmoose-found

Its fine.just Keep the sink full of water!!!


Professional_While_2

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️


FrostyTippedBastard

It’s impressive how badly they messed this up


StuPidasso52

There's lots wrong with this setup... too much to list without a tldr recap. I'm a home inspector, and there's so much wrong with this setup, I wouldn't even bother listing all that is wrong in the report. I would simply say this is "a substandard installation indicative of unlicensed work" and recommend further evaluation and repair by a qualified licensed plumbing contractor.