U-bend
Sink drain trap
A U-bend is a section of pipe curved into a U shape, especially the trap beneath a sink or toilet that holds water to block sewer gases from rising into the room.
The shape also appears in other plumbing and industrial contexts: The clog was somewhere in the U-bend.
Curved pipe holding water barrier
- S-trapCurved pipe holding water
- trapDevice for catching animals
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- fittingSuitable or proper
fixture · waste · vent · sink · toilet · bathroom · kitchen · installation
Block or wooden shoe
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- backflowLiquid reversing course
debris · hair · grease · unclog · snaking · choke · congestion · obstruction
Clear essential liquid
- currentDirected flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- circulationMovement through a system
hydraulics · velocity · trickle · drainage · wastewater · sewage · outlet · inlet
P-trap
Curved pipe holding water barrier
fitting · fixture · waste · vent · sink · toilet · bathroom · kitchen · installation · joint
clog
Block or wooden shoe
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
backflow · debris · hair · grease · unclog · snaking · choke · congestion · obstruction · stoppage
water
Clear essential liquid
circulation · hydraulics · velocity · trickle · drainage · wastewater · sewage · outlet · inlet
curve
Smooth, angleless line
turn · hook · crook · curvature · loop · sweep · kink · dip · serpentine