Crack in bathroom sink trap

The highlighted elbow has a crack at the bottom where the collar connects. As the collar is tightened, the tapered end piece pulls away from the pipe and out comes the water.

There isn't any excess pipe to play with here, so I don't see a spot where I can cut and re-attach a new trap. On the opposite side of the wall is another sink, so in the wall there is a tee that both traps connect to. I'm not sure how to go about repairing this, and was looking for some suggestions.

I would cut it out on the piece that comes out of the walland use a 1 1/2 pipe reamer and just change the elbow on the trap. that would be a solid permanent repair

This sounds like a good idea, a lot less involved than what I was thinking. Much less destructive than going into the wall. Thanks for the reply!

Well I got this done, ended up using a small gray Fernco

Change your shut offs bro

Tnkrst said:

Change your shut offs bro

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Yes!! Those things are complete garbage. I had to shut off a sink in the garage twice during a project - the valve failed on the second use. LOL, one time disposable use valves. I got some nice ball valves out there now. I'm planning to do the rest of them in the house after I finish replacing my tub/shower faucets this weekend.

I was recently at a house in highlands ranch Colorado, psi to the house is 120. Wow! Anyways the guy needed new shutoffs under a sink. He ended up doing it himself. I quoted him $399.00 for a prv, and 99$ each shut off. He refused, used shark bites, and called back and the shark bites blew off cause he didn’t compress it all the way. I’m really not one to judge, but the guy complained about the price while we were talking by his water fountain in his courtyard. Million dollar house. Cmon man.

Sometimes the shark bites!! Right in the arse!!!

Then people wonder why plumbers charge what we charge now the price has doubled cause he tried to fix himself lol

guitarfish said:

Yes!! Those things are complete garbage. I had to shut off a sink in the garage twice during a project - the valve failed on the second use. LOL, one time disposable use valves. I got some nice ball valves out there now. I'm planning to do the rest of them in the house after I finish replacing my tub/shower faucets this weekend.

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get rid of those plastic supplies.....the cold side looks like a leak caused the discoloration those the hot is discolored on the handle....are there any chemicals stored under there????? those valves look like (brass craft)valves....if the bodies clean up you can rebuild those valves easily or you can change them for piece of mind..