So the other day I clumsily dropped something down our laundry room sink. I thought no biggie, I'll just remove the trap and dump it out. Removed the nuts from the p-trap which were hard to turn because it's 30 yrs old with some corrosion. To my chagrin, the thing I dropped wasn't there, but it got worse.
I tried to put it back in, hand tightening both nuts, but it leaked. Long story short, I couldn't get it to not leak, trying to position the washer correctly and tighten the wall-side nut, which finally broke when I put some elbow grease into it.
I don't know how to get the wall 'arm' (correct me if wrong term) off so I can replace it along with a new trap.
The first pic shows what I saw with the trap off. The second is a close up of it after removing the flange on the wall from the pipe. At the moment, I can't tell if the pipe is soldered to the one coming from the wall, or if it is all one piece with that section in it. I just want to fix it so I can use my utility sink again. Any advice on what to try? Really hoping the solution doesn't involve opening up the wall.
I tried to put it back in, hand tightening both nuts, but it leaked. Long story short, I couldn't get it to not leak, trying to position the washer correctly and tighten the wall-side nut, which finally broke when I put some elbow grease into it.
I don't know how to get the wall 'arm' (correct me if wrong term) off so I can replace it along with a new trap.
The first pic shows what I saw with the trap off. The second is a close up of it after removing the flange on the wall from the pipe. At the moment, I can't tell if the pipe is soldered to the one coming from the wall, or if it is all one piece with that section in it. I just want to fix it so I can use my utility sink again. Any advice on what to try? Really hoping the solution doesn't involve opening up the wall.