[girlneedshelp]

My house is over 100 yrs old. Complete with septic that meets a few neighbors' in my backyard & goes . . . Just so you can understand my situation. House is mine now (hooray??). We remodeled about 17 yrs ago but nothing was done to code. Don't ask. I recently put in a new faucet complete with sprayer. But I was very upset with the mess under the sink. My drain was tied up with rope by a boyfriend who didn't want to fix another man's messes even tho he is a licensed plumber. So I got this. Sort of. I need the best fix possible at the least cost and although anything is better than what was (I rerouted all the lines for the faucet, dishwasher & RO to eliminate the rat's nest of hoses - and the RO now works again complete to the ice maker). Anything is better (stay focused girlie) . . . I need the best solution for the drain that is close to no cost. If you can get me to code for Indiana - I'll be ecstatic. But I'll settle for safe (which the bucket isn't). It had an S trap. Read enough to know NO. Vent? There is one off the deck but pretty sure it's for the hot water heater / well / mess for another day group. I can cut PVC, and can piece together well (notice the mixture of fittings - I said I'm broke . . . ) But I will need simple instructions and maybe feedback after completion. I'm thinking use the 2 sink whatever I bought & P trap with a AAV? But could use some guidance on distance between trap & drain cause it goes straight down to the crawl space, meets the bathroom et all on their merry way to the septic. Currently have the dishwasher & RO draining straight into the drain - that flex pipe has to go too - while I was working on the rest. And, thanks so much in advance.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

All I can help with is pictures because my retirement motto is - just do what's fun and irresponsible - and pics are kinda fun.

 

[CaptTom]

Oh, wow. You've got a challenge there.

First of all, those drain pipes are cheap. Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and just look around. Get some ideas. You'll need a two-sink kit, and a dishwasher drain kit. Then a whole bunch of bits and pieces. Then come back and measure.

It'll be a back-and-forth process. Each time you'll get a little closer, and probably learn about some new component you never knew existed. But you'll learn a lot, and in the end it's got to be better than what you've got.