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Thread: Moving The Sink

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    Default Moving The Sink

    Hi Gents

    I am relocating the kitchen sink and wondered if there would be any issues with placing a 90 degree elbow out from the waste at floor level and running this along 600mm under the kitchen cabinets with another 90 degree elbow up into the new sink location

    I am thinking about back flow etc

    Any ideas or comments welcome

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    I'de be more worried about it blocking up , how long a run is it , can you make it a shorter run at 90 deg and then at 45 deg to the new sink ?
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    It should be ok to do what you want to do, but can you possibly use a P trap and just run a horizontal above the kicker/shelf?
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    Once I do the right angle out of the floor there will be a horizontal running 600mm and then another right angle going up into the s bend

    I'm unable to run it at a 45 degree due the the type of cupboards. I'm thinking I should have enough volume in the pipework from the sink to the first elbow which may prevent any serious chocking.

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    Then I would suggest you use 90 deg bends that have screw off ports on the back to give some axcess if it does clog up

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    Good suggestion, I think this will be a suck it and see excercise but will run with the screw off ports on the back just in case it blocks.

    Thanks guys

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    It would not be good if they block, but it would be highly unlikely. Our 57 year old kitchen sink galvanised steel pipe waste was just replaced, and it was 2/3 blocked, but still worked. I only saw the restriction where it was cut in half. I would like to think a modern 50mm PVC would last similar, if not more years.

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