TromboneAl
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I've never seen a disposal slope, although waste piping is supposed to have a slight slope to encourage drainage. Even so, waste piping sloped joints still meet at 90-degree angles.Some slope is better than none. You can reduce the slope if you want. I'm concerned about the electrical outlet being so close to the pipe, it doesn't appear to be a GFCI outlet. I would change to a GFCI if it isn't one.
It sure looks like a disposal collar under the sink drain instead of a conventional sink drain, but maybe that's an older model of sink drain.T-Al, did someone swap the disposal and the sink drain side for side? In other words, was the disposal on the right side sometime in the past?
It just looks wrong.
It sure is cheap, and one less joint to leak!And what's with that funky shut-off valve for the hot water? One shut-off kills both the hot to the faucet, and the dishwasher? Looks cheap.
Waste pipes normally are sloped a minimum of 1/4" per foot IIRC, so your short run looks about right or perhaps pitched a bit more than that. Hard to tell from the pic. That said, for such a short run with 1 1/2" waste, I don't think it would do any harm if it were level.
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T-Al, did someone swap the disposal and the sink drain side for side? In other words, was the disposal on the right side sometime in the past?
The present configuration is sub-optimum. The disposal should be the one to get the straight-though shot to the trap, and the sink drain should get the side-inlet. This way, the solids and goo from the disposal head straight down to the trap, rather than coating a 90 and a horizontal or near-horizontal pipe, and then having the overshoot resistance of the side inlet.
It just looks wrong.
And what's with that funky shut-off valve for the hot water? One shut-off kills both the hot to the faucet, and the dishwasher? Looks cheap.
Or was this house pre-dishwasher, and someone did a quick conversion to add the function?
I don't think you should let me under your sink
Another question: the joint at the yellow arrow is not tight. That is, I can pull down and it slides down a little.
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Answer: There was no compression washer in there.
What, no 'after' picture?All done. Thanks for the tips.