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Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is a type of plastic pipe used most often in drains. It is usually black, which makes it easy to tell apart from PVC. Use with the [plumbing] and [drain] tags.

ABS pipe is a plastic pipe similar to PVC. Typically is white, is yellow and ABS is black. ABS contains bisphenol A, or BPA, which is a chemical some people are concerned about. ABS is never used for water supply lines, however, only drains since (like PVC) it does not handle hot water well.

Some localities restrict the use of ABS now. Check local restrictions before using.

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How can I temporarily repair a lengthwise crack in an ABS drain pipe?

I have a 3" diameter by 4 ft long, vertical ABS sewer drain pipe (unpressurized), in my wall that has a crack running lengthwise for around two feet and slowly getting longer. I've called a plumber to replace it, but he won't be able to do so for 2…
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What is 'Cellular Core' or "Foam core ABS' pipe?

At a big home store today, all the black drain pipe was 'cellular core ABS' in 'schedule 40'. What does the 'cellular' mean? The pipe was very inexpensive.
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ABS drain pipe to sewage broke at elbow: how to replace

ABS drain pipe to sewage broke at this part. I fear I have to replace into the concrete. What would you do for a minimally invasive repair? Can I somehow keep the elbow piece? If not, how would you go about fixing this?
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Purple primer left on over night: can I use it?

I am using Oatey purple primer with Oatey medium gray pvc cement. This is a 2 inch PVC pipe job for pool pump to filter. I have a joint where I applied purple primer then realized I am not ready for the fitting so I need to leave it overnight. This…
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Can dryer vent touch ABS pipe?

I am installing a dryer vent (using rigid aluminum vent). The vent will be running along the same path as a 1.5" ABS pipe (which is used as drain vent, so no water flows through it). Would it be a problem if the dryer vent touches the ABS pipe?
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ABS Glue = yellow or black?

I'm doing a bunch of ABS plumbing for the first time. I have everything cut and ready to assemble so do one last YouTube search for a few tutorials on glueing. Seems really simple. HOWEVER, all the tutorials are using this yellow cement. The one I…
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ABS pipe connection question

When installing a new tub, I need to move the drain about 3/4 inch. My current plan is to just add a reducer to the exposed pipe and then the p-trap. I have two concerns that I was hoping to get some thoughts on. I notice when joining certain pieces…
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Is flow direction through fittings important when fitting PVC or ABS pipe?

I am replacing the rusted out plumbing (drain, p trap, tee, trap adapters, 45 degree elbow) under my kitchen sink with ABS, but I notice that some fittings offer a choice of hub or spigot connections. There are a couple of places (particularly an…
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How to connect clawfoot tub drain to different-sized ABS rough-in

I have a clawfoot tub with a 1-1/2" brass drain to install to a 2" ABS floor drain. There's already a 2" to 1-1/2" ABS reducer cemented to the drain by my previous plumber. My original plan was connect a 1-1/2" trap adapter to the brass drain and…
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Better choice for a kitchen sink p-trap: ABS and cemented joints or polypropylene and slip joints?

As I need to redo the p-trap system under my kitchen sink and I am all but an expert in plumbing matters, I would like to understand which one of the two alternative solutions shown below is the preferred one. Solution 1 is proposed in this YouTube…
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How do you join white plastic (PVC) to black plastic (ABS)?

I have a drain pipe located underneath under a bathroom sink. Half of the sewer pipe is black ABS, while the other half of the pipe is made out of white PVC. There are no threads on either side. We cannot use a threaded nut and slip washer. No…
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Leaking drain joint in reconstructed pipes under new kitchen sink

We recently installed a new countertop and kitchen sink (which is built into the island). The sink is 2 inches deeper than the old sink, so we had to redo the plumbing to make everything fit. We used ABS pipes, a new out of package p-trap and ABS…
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connect 3 inch ABS pipe to only 0.5 inch exposed pipe

I would like to cut an existing pipe and install a coupler to connect 2 pieces of 3 inch ABS. I would like to make the connection where I am pointing on the image. Is that enough pipe to connect to (approx 0.5 inch)? I would like to avoid going back…
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Question about running new drain pipes in Laundry room

Hi I just framed out my laundry room in my basement and I'm looking to run add a utility sink and I need to add a drain line for both the washer and the utility sink though the utility sink is going to be the left of the washer so I'm not sure how I…
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Crack in ABS drain pipe at slab

As pictured, this is my kitchen drain line and vent. It may be hard to see in the photos, but the 2" ABS goes into the concrete slab. Due to earth movement (my guess, and you can see the line isn't straight), the pipe is cracked right at the point…
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