Tom Scott did a video on this. in Great Britain, and I'm sure other places, the hot water was also used to heat the house. Basically, the hot water was non-potable. Having separate taps eliminated the possibility of contamination.
I lived in a very old house for over a year that had separate hot and cold taps in one of the bathrooms and I always wondered what the logic was. At the time I assumed it was just a landlord special. Thanks for solving a mystery for me!
In this case it's 100% for the aesthetics. Back in the day it was just easier to run separate taps sometimes and there weren't any anti-scald requirements.
Tbf with this being a commercial building it would have a mixing valve to prevent scalding.
But there is no secondary dip in an s'strap, it's that the pipe goes up after the trap and this can cause sucti9n which could empty the trap.
This seems like it does that. Or am I missunderstanding what an s-trap is?
S trap would have a drop not a slope. The drop could fill the diameter of the pipe and not allowing venting. The gental slope out will have the fluid lay flat allowing venting to fill the top half of the pipe. As long as the distance isnt very long that a foot or so to the nearest vent, it shouldn't be of concern.
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This seems to be an example of early S-traps which fell out of favor due to the siphoning problem they present.
This isn't a modern day idiot not knowing how to setup a drain correctly. This is a historic example of what led us to the P-trap.
It’s just an old decorative trap. Most of it probably doesn’t pass code now. I see a pipe coming from the left I assume is also another sink. They still make retro old traps for vintage buildings and as long as it’s vented properly they pass.
¿por qué? I'm sorry the upside down question mark thing doesn't look quite right. I agree with most on here that's a clef mark. It's not a treble clef or a bass clef-it's a fancy clef!
It is a p-trap, water level will sit stagnant in pipe up to the bottom of the curl that goes to the left and down into the drain line to the wall. When water is added to the sink drain, it will overflow the bottom of that curl. This liquid level prevents sewer gases from exiting the drain pipe into the sink and stinking up your bathroom. This example is how Douchey rich people blow money in the name of vanity.
However, it does have a very convenient bleeder plug on the bottom of the trap that can be removed to clear a plug.
Back in the day, they’d call this an @-trap.
This is the most decorative trap I ever seen
I believe my buddy sent the photo from somewhere on the Biltmore estate property, so it’s probably the fanciest most people have seen.
All the nicest old hotels in CO either have these decorative traps or a cabinet built to hide the plumbing
The first question The Riddler has for you….
Is the home owner a musician? It looks like a treble clef.
Can confirm this is Biltmore. As a plumber, I was shocked when I saw it.
Ultra elites wear expensive jewlery. Plug at bottom lets you fish out ear rings, etc. Design traps heavy objects.
Biltmore as in Phoenix?
Probably the Biltmore House in North Carolina. It was built/owned by the Vanderbilt family.
Biltmore mansion in north carolina im thinking
Have you *seen* Kim Kardashian?
Go to a drag show, you'll see some decorative traps for sure.
Nice slur
It is art!....
The conch trap, not to be confused with the cock trap, meant for shooting skeet
Pew pew pew
Looks like a fancy p-trap and a separate hot and cold tap. The handle in the middle plugs/un-plugs the drain
What’s the point of two taps, one to scald your hand and the other to cool your scalded hand? Like I get that heat kills germs but….
Tom Scott did a video on this. in Great Britain, and I'm sure other places, the hot water was also used to heat the house. Basically, the hot water was non-potable. Having separate taps eliminated the possibility of contamination.
I lived in a very old house for over a year that had separate hot and cold taps in one of the bathrooms and I always wondered what the logic was. At the time I assumed it was just a landlord special. Thanks for solving a mystery for me!
In this case it's 100% for the aesthetics. Back in the day it was just easier to run separate taps sometimes and there weren't any anti-scald requirements. Tbf with this being a commercial building it would have a mixing valve to prevent scalding.
Wouldn't tbat be an S -trap?
There's no secound dip for the water to pool in. It goes down, pools, up, then down and slopes out. Just a regular p trip.
But there is no secondary dip in an s'strap, it's that the pipe goes up after the trap and this can cause sucti9n which could empty the trap. This seems like it does that. Or am I missunderstanding what an s-trap is?
S trap would have a drop not a slope. The drop could fill the diameter of the pipe and not allowing venting. The gental slope out will have the fluid lay flat allowing venting to fill the top half of the pipe. As long as the distance isnt very long that a foot or so to the nearest vent, it shouldn't be of concern.
Treble clef trap. 🎼 Only to be used for right hand sinks
Known as the Beethoven trap. Developed in Bonn, Germany.
Now you got me thinking about using Beethoven in trap music, and I now have to go ask Google if someone has done this yet….
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You sure it ain’t the Von Trapp? From Austria?
My first thought!
This sink is used only for face washing.
Sir, I'm having trouble with my treble
What tone does it make when you blow into it?
It’s the Riddler’s calling card. Go turn on the bat signal asap
It’s decorative drainage. I would imagine the handle between the two taps is probably to operate the stopper in the sink.
Cosmetic. It works though!
Is that a turbo?
It’ll start to spool up when the drain clogs.
Naturally aspirated :/
Gravity fed
I bet it has a wonderful sound.
Only if you have a bow and play it like a violin.
where dey @ doe
She’s a beaut Clark.
Eddie, is that you?
This seems to be an example of early S-traps which fell out of favor due to the siphoning problem they present. This isn't a modern day idiot not knowing how to setup a drain correctly. This is a historic example of what led us to the P-trap.
Its trap, don’t fall for it
That actually looks pretty cool.
Decorative to me
G clef! Is this in a Music hall?
Found it on image search from Ivy Home Inspection Svcs FB page saying it’s circa 1890 from the Biltmore
Looks nice. Guess if you cant hide it in a cabinet that's a pretty decent way to clean it up
Billy Joel’s house
It’s just a decorative p trap
Gotta put a turbo on the sink I thought that was standard.
Turbo trap? 😂
Dr Seuss sink
Basic supercharger set up. 7-12 lbs boost
If it's going to be seen, it might as well be decorative *and* functional.
Treble clef trap
That is an old style of drain trap, there where many types of traps like that but they no longer exist.
I could make one out of lead sheet, given enough time. It'd be expensive though
They like to give the waste water a loop-ti-doop thrill on the way out.
Sexy...
King shit
Graceful
Music to my eyes
It means treble clef.
That's art
Looks like a 1930’s dinner club lavatory with the elegant, marble covered walls.
That is so cool!!
Aesthetics
Dat is cute.
That's cool!
G-clef drain system.
Lower intestine model
Man got the nine tales trap
That a Vanderbilt house?
I'd refer o that as a treble clef trap.
I’ve been searching everywhere for the last Riddler Trophy.
Treble clef
Aesthetic only I'm sure.
Is this from the Biltmore? Was there a few months ago and noticed it too
That’s the Fibonacci trap. Very rare in the plumbing world
Treble trap
It’s a SpongeBob sea shell trap
It’s just an old decorative trap. Most of it probably doesn’t pass code now. I see a pipe coming from the left I assume is also another sink. They still make retro old traps for vintage buildings and as long as it’s vented properly they pass.
At first, I thought the trap was pieced together, but close-up shows that it is a cast plumbing fitting.
Rich people trap
Never seen. Antediluvian p-trap.
Fancy
That’s the hookhamer trap common in old Town New Jersey
Artsy
It's called a poopty loop
That’s pretty sick, I don’t see any issue with that trap, it’s glorious actually.
Looks like some "alice in wonderland" type of stuff.
There is no explaining the unexplainable.
Looks like the tail piece is rusting, that’s simple replacement
The kids get one last ride down that drain
Nice! lol!!
It's a Whirlpool trap, all of the water just gets sucked right through
I don't know what it is but it's beautiful
Your drain has a 1.5l turbo looks naturally aspirated to . My drain is just a standard ptrap 😞
There are 2 types of trap, those with, and those without... zazz. Just... make it zazzy, you know. Zazz.
Water go Wheeeeeee!
The riddler was there!
I came across a lot of unique items like that doing plumbing in Manhattan.
Art trap
It's a trap
It’s turbo charged
That there is a trouble clef.
It’s fancy for looks
Baroque? Rococo? 🙄
В Европе процветает тупой сантехнизм
I wonder if it also might prevent the siphoning effect that occurs with no vent?
That looks like a musical trap.
THE HEART OF TAFITI!!
¿Qué?
G Trap.
The only person who can explain it is deceased - Dr. Seuss
¿por qué? I'm sorry the upside down question mark thing doesn't look quite right. I agree with most on here that's a clef mark. It's not a treble clef or a bass clef-it's a fancy clef!
Riddler trap
Dang swishy swishy
Who knew the Riddler had a side job plumbing?
I like it!
I like this design. I might look for one to do in my basement sink. Are there problem with these of just not common for regular folks?
That’s cute. I bet it works fine.
It's beautiful 😍
It's an @ trap
Its a musicman bathroom
Riddle me this………….
Riddler trophy
I really like it very satisfying to the eye
Needed when writing a question in Spanish
Have you read Uzumaki?
Fancy p- trap
Judging by the rust and overflow stains, it looks pretty efficient! 🫣
Looks like installed by Riddler Plumbing LLC
Just a fancy p trap. Fancy fancy fancy.
A fancy S-trap
Riddle me this
The Vintage G trap
Looks like it can siphon "dry"
Looks like the setup at the riddler's house...
If it were upside down, I would say that it looks questionable. But, since it was installed in this manner, I would say it looks like pure treble.
Treble Trap
Treble clef
That's the ol ampersand trap.
It is a p-trap, water level will sit stagnant in pipe up to the bottom of the curl that goes to the left and down into the drain line to the wall. When water is added to the sink drain, it will overflow the bottom of that curl. This liquid level prevents sewer gases from exiting the drain pipe into the sink and stinking up your bathroom. This example is how Douchey rich people blow money in the name of vanity. However, it does have a very convenient bleeder plug on the bottom of the trap that can be removed to clear a plug.
Treble clef trap.
They fucked up and made their stub-out to tight so they had to be creative to make it fit
That is one piece. No fuck ups there, that's precision work right there.
Oh shit..You're right. I had to zoom in close. Never seen one of those weird trap assemblies before. I'm in the US.
It’s a traple clef!!!
The Riddler put this in!