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After the building's drain was finally unclogged yesterday, I noticed my siphon (P-trap) cleanout cap threading is imperfect, and water was slowly dripping out of it.

After cleaning the threading with a soapy toothbrush, I wrapped teflon tape (6 rounds, in the direction where you screw the cap on) on the thread, and used a Sharpie® to annotate my servicing technique (tool & rotation direction).

Forget pliers, use a jar opener; no excessive force, no damage.

#DIY #plumbing #lifehacking

A P-trap bend pipe under a sink, annotated with a sharpie to say: "Use a jar opener!" (written on the pipe) "← open" (and "close →") on the cap to indicate the rotation direction for unscrewing and screwing the cleanout cap
A jar opener tool, which is comprised of a rubber whip tied to a handle, and the handle locks the other end of the whip into place. This allows applying equal force to 360° of the object you are trying to screw or unscrew, without creating friction on the threading (unlike pliers).
#diy #plumbing #lifehacking

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