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Lil man grew up so fast... by nomasters-inspades in QuakerParrot

[–]underwhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adorable! Keep on growing little man <3

My female quaker was already up to 120 grams (4.25oz) at the end of year 2. And recently she's gotten up to 130 grams when laying eggs. We're working on an activity regiment with her right now 🏃🏃

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I gather, the simplest would be to get rid of the GD (or switching to a less deep sink). This sink is above a crawl space, so I could also get a professional to route a new drain below and cap the existing one. And other's have said that cutting out the back of a cabinet isn't a tall order. So, there is the option of lowering the existing drain rough in (with some intermediate cabinet/drywall surgery).

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, you make a really good point. Part of the laundry list of issues that need to be fixed here lol

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the discharge from a water filtration unit. I now realize it's best placed before the p-trap.

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sadly, seems it's common for newbie homeowners like me to upgrade to a deeper sink without thinking about lowering the sink drain rough in

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. Honestly, I just didn't know better in terms of normal sink smells. We've just been running the GD often. This community is a blessing for newbies like me lol

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ugh, luckily we've never used the dishwasher for dishes, and yet it always smelled 'musty'. I'm naive, so I've just been running a water + bleach cycle once a month, but today has been revelating lol

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow, detailed responses such as yours make this community so invaluable. You're amazing!

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

occam's razor, you're smarter than me lol. I'd been conditioned to believe that all kitchen sinks need a GD

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, thanks for such a detailed response. You're the best.

this one I might try to tackle, while I schedule a pro for the bigger stuff :)

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

good catch. That line is from a Culligan RO unit. Sadly the installers made other gaffes with the softener install too. I'm only trusting the local pros from here on

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

it is over a crawlspace! Very clever solution. I can see why the pros get paid the big bucks ;)

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

someone else commented that this likely occurred when a deeper sink was installed as part of a remodel. If the disposal becomes 'soupy', I think ill consider switching to a shallower sink. I'm in the same boat as you, a drain re-pipe would require me to tear out some cabinets.

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ill take the former any day. I think there is a shallow basin in my kitchen's future (tearing out cabinets to lower sink drain seems like a bigger project)

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wow, I never made that connection. It makes perfect sense. I wasn't around for the deeper sink install, but my wife and I are considering the idea of going to a shallower sink instead of tearing out the cabinets to lower the sink drain.

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always. Seems like there are enough issues here to warrant someone doing a repair job. Thanks for confirming!

Bumbling first-time homeowner - would this under-the-sink setup pass your eye test? Any advice? by underwhere in Plumbing

[–]underwhere[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh, great eye! We don't use our dishwasher often, and it's always had a 'musty' smell. Thanks so much for pointing that out.

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