How to fix a sink drain without removing the P-trap
Fixing a sink without removing the P-trap is difficult because old plastic fittings frequently snap or strip during disassembly, leaving broken pieces behind. This forces you to work around stuck or damaged connections instead of starting fresh, which prevents a clean, leak-free repair.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using two 1.5 inch slip 45s and 1.5 inch tubing to offset
- 2Waiting until it backs up and calling a plumber
- 3Moving components around to fit them
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.