How Do You Install A Bathroom Sink Plumbing System?
If you change the location of the sink in the bathroom, you need to install a bathroom sink plumbing system. This isn’t the most challenging plumbing problem, but it requires that you measure carefully at least twice before you cut any of the PVC waste pipes or water feed pipes. Once the PVC glue sets for 30 seconds, it creates a chemical weld. If you install the sink where no vent pipe exists, you’ll either need the services of a plumber or check with local code. Most of the time, a 2-inch stack vent is appropriate. Measure the distance to rough-in the water pipes. Run the pipes to the appropriate openings, 20 inches from the floor to the center of the pipe; sweat a dog-ear elbow fitting onto the water pipe. Stabilize the fitting with a board. Sweat another pipe onto the other end of the dog-ear that allows for 3 inches out of the wall. Attach the shut-off valves using the compression fitting. Check your local code for the length allowed from the stack to the trap. Many codes allow fo
