You’ll rarely find an S-trap anymore; most have been replaced. But you are likely to find “drum” traps connected to bathtub drains in older homes (Fig. D). They look like a 2-lb. coffee can, made from iron, lead or occasionally brass, with a screw top or bottom. Water from the tub enters near the bottom and exits near the top, so wastewater fills the trap and creates the water plug before flowing out. Sometimes the screw-off tops were chrome-plated and left exposed in the tile floor, so you could open the trap and clean it out. Convenience, in this case, refers to the ability of the bag to meet your needs. It should keep your tools organized and make it easy for you to find the tools with ease. WaterSafe is an online directory for competent and qualified plumbers in the UK. All WaterSafe approved plumbers are certified by their national accreditation body, which specifically focuses on training plumbers in the UK’s Water Fittings Regulations and Byelaws. Do you know a plumber doesn't have at least a couple of these in their toolbox? Made for cutting through copper tube, Tube Cutters (also called Pipe Cutters or Pipe Slicers) are absolutely an essential tool that every plumber needs in their toolbox. The water seal didn’t siphon out as easily from drum traps, so plumbers didn’t always vent them. This saved the hassle and expense of running extra pipe, although codes eventually required a vent on most drum traps too.

Another positive for this bag is its strength. Made using heavyweight cotton, these military tool bags are heavy-duty canvas bags. Because of the ultra-durable nature of the cotton canvas, the bag easily combats wear and tear. Variety of Color Options

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As well as a radiator key, you'll also want to arm yourself with a couple of Radiator Spanners. Used for removing radiator valves, they're a handy and cheap tool that will come in useful for most plumbing jobs where radiators are involved. Similar to the CLC Custom Leathercraft 1165, it has a large-mouthed construction. This bag allows you to carry all the necessary equipment, especially the larger ones, with ease. The heavy-duty zippers fully open, giving it a large opening, allowing you to reach your hand tools faster. Organizes Everything!

For any plumbing you need to hire a local plumber for, make sure you get a quote from them before agreeing to hire them. You want to make sure that the plumber prices you’re being quoted are fair and competitive.

It’s constructed using a heavy-duty ballistic poly fabric material with durable padding reinforced base. So it lasts for a long time. Why We Love It But over the next 25 years, the S-trap was gradually replaced by the “half S-trap” or what we now call the “P-trap,” named because it sort of looks like the letter “P” lying on its side (Fig. A).