Leaking Garbage Disposal Drain Line

[MMaglinger]

Moved into a new house about a year ago and the drain line from our garbage disposal drips frequently and will back up the sink. If you plunge or run the garbage disposal, water shoots out everywhere under the sink. Took the sink trap apart and there is nothing in the line. We have strainers to catch all food debris. Had a plumber out to snake the main line and he said the main line is old (1950s house) and we would just have to del with the backups but the constant dripping at the collar is also a problem. Any ideas?

 

[TomFOhio]

Not sure what you mean by collar if it's right at the disposal or is it where the trap goes on the black
pipe crooked. It sounds like the kitchen drain is plugged. You need to get the kitchen drain
snaked out.

 

[MMaglinger]

It’s backing up and leaking where the trap connects to the black pipe from the garbage disposal. We’ve had the line snaked and it’s still backing up and leaking.

 

[TomFOhio]

I would call back whoever did it and tell them it is still plugged and that they have the trap on crooked and it is leaking there.
If it was snaked outed by a company it shouldn't be plugged and leaking. CALL THEM BACK AT NO CHARGE TO YOU.

 

[Helper Dave]

"You just have to deal with it," is not an answer a decent plumber should leave you with. Like Tom suggests, call them back to fix it for real this time--at least straighten out that trap with a new gasket. That's all it'd take to fix the leak.

If they can't snake out the line properly, maybe a better plumber could. If not, how much drain pipe would have to get replaced to get to the main stack? That might be an answer to your problem.

 

[frodo]

black disposal 90 is short !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell your ''plumber" he does not know **** !!!!!!
then hire one that does

 

[Diehard]

It's out of alignment, don't you think.

I would first loosen up the trap to try to get it straight. Then at the same time you can see if and by how much the length needs improvement.

 

[frodo]

It's out of alignment, don't you think.

I would first loosen up the trap to try to get it straight. Then at the same time you can see if and by how much the length needs improvement.

TRUE Bro Diehard.
if it were installed correctly the first time, IE the trap was higher or the 90 longer
then the need to straighten it would not exist.

 

[Diehard]

TRUE Bro Diehard.
if it were installed correctly the first time, IE the trap was higher or the 90 longer
then the need to straighten it would not exist.

Want to make sure OP knows that the crooked trap must be fixed or else he still faced with a potential leak.