becky schroeder on thu 24 apr 08
since rejoining the list i've tried posting several times. only got throug=
h once so we'll see if this on gets through the powers that be.
=20
i also need a little drain help. in my home studio on city sewer system i=
used a trap that i built using the old old instructions from the ceramics =
monthly article. worked great for years. we got a hair up our butt to mov=
e to a little condo downtown and now i am in the process of moving my studi=
o up to sw colorado. up there we are on our 35 year old septic system. on=
e poster said to never put any clay in the sink if you have a septic system=
. is this still true if i reconstruct my trusty old system? not really wa=
nting to experiment with this one. any reason i can't toss my clay water ov=
er the cliff? we own the bottom of the cliff too and up the other side too=
so no neighbors to piss off. i know it's just clay but i don't want to fi=
nd out that bark beetles love paper clay or some such nonsense and find i'v=
e created a problem for future generations or the pine trees on the bottom,=
or the creek over the cliff, etc etc.
=20
becky schroeder
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Doric T. Jemison-Ball ll on thu 24 apr 08
Dear Linda:
The Gleco trap works. There are more elaborate systems but I've been using a
GLECO trap for some time and it works. You do need to empty it as it fills
up but it works.
Doric T.Jemison-Ball II
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrance Lazaroff"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: clay and drains
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:32:20 -0500, Linda Shields
> wrote:
I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really
> works.
>>
>>I would appreciate any information you can share.
>>Linda Shields
>>
>>___________________________________________________________________________
Linda Shields on thu 24 apr 08
Hello
I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
information about my question.
I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on
the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket
in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a rubber
ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain
of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"
along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out
the pipes.
I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in
haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still
flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works.
I would appreciate any information you can share.
Linda Shields
Mimi Patrick on thu 24 apr 08
http://www.kabdental.com/small-dental-equipment/lab-equipment/plaster-trap.htm
Above is the URL for the trap I am using under my studio sink. It is the
second one down on the page "Dispos-A-Trap" - 5 gallon size for $59.00.
These are actually plaster traps for dentists offices. It is re-usable, but
5 gallons of sludge is a bit of a chore to drag outside and hose out. It is
easy to hookup to existing plumbing. I have had mine for about 3 years with
no problems. My plumber recommended it.
Mimi Patrick
Argenta Earth & Fire Co.
Gold Hill, NV
Christine Campbell on thu 24 apr 08
Running water for a few minutes will
not keep your drains clear ... the clay
quickly settles and water rushing above
it will not move it.
Keep cleaning up in a separate bucket and let
it settle before putting the top clearer water
in the sink.
Let the water in the sink settle for a least
one hour before you empty it.
One solution I have found is to put a towel or
cloth over the drain as you pull the plug.
The cloth provides another very fine
filter to catch most of the fine clay.
I have been using doubled up old t-shirts and
they seem to catch almost everything.
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina
--
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9417 Koupela Drive
Raleigh NC 27615-2233
Designs in Colored Porcelain
1-800-652-1008
Fax : 919-676-2062
website: www.ccpottery.com
wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
Larry Kruzan on thu 24 apr 08
I use it on my bath sink and on my main studio sink - works great. Put a little bleach down the drain when you see the bottle darken. Helps
Larry
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Linda Shields
> Hello
> I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
> information about my question.
>
> I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on
> the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket
> in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
>
> Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a rubber
> ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain
> of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"
> along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out
> the pipes.
>
> I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in
> haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still
> flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
>
> I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
> adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works.
>
> I would appreciate any information you can share.
> Linda Shields
>
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Nobody Special on thu 24 apr 08
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:32:20 -0500, Linda Shields wrote:
>
>I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
>adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works.
>
Linda...
Gleco traps do work, but they are very expensive and are really too small
for the job. You will be emptying them of gross, stinky goop quite frequently.
A better option would be to purchase a "plaster trap" from a dental supply
house. It is essentially a plastic bucket with flexible inlet and outlet
pipes, that are easily attached to your existing plumbing in place of the
existing P-trap. They cost only $50-60 IIRC. Be sure to measure the space
under your sink to make sure it will fit. On the one in my dad's lab, we
cut a hole in the bottom of the sink cabinet so the plaster trap bucket
could fit in. YMMV. You still have to empty the plaster trap, but since it
is MUCH bigger, you need do so with much less frequency. It is also much
easier to scoop out the bucket than it is to wash out the little Gleco bottles.
If you are handy and creative, you can make your own plaster trap out of a
3.5 gallon plastic paint bucket and lid, plus about $15 worth of plastic
plumbing and PVC electrical conduit fittings. I recently constructed such a
unit for a local college's studio. It is a bit more difficult to attach and
detach than the commercial unit though, as it lacks the flexible fittings.
None of these options do as good a job as a two-stage trap, but all should
prove sufficient, or at least amelioratory, in a one-person studio situation.
And yes, you might be asking for big trouble in washing clay down your
drain. I'm guessing that your sewer line from your house to the street will
start to fill with sludge in short order.
Hope it helps.
...James
Steve Mills on thu 24 apr 08
So long as you use the filter and flush it through with LOTS of water you should be alright.
I have plans for a DIY settling tank should you (or anyone else) wish to build yourself one; very simple, using commonly available materials.
I'm away for a week, but will deal with any requests when I'm back
Steve
Bath
UK
Linda Shields wrote:
Hello
I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
information about my question.
I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on
the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket
in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a rubber
ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain
of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"
along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out
the pipes.
I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in
haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still
flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works.
I would appreciate any information you can share.
Linda Shields
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John Bandurchin on thu 24 apr 08
Hello all
On the subject of clay and drains - if you have a septic tank system,
SIMPLY - DO NOT put any clay into your sink.
We thought we were doing it right, with a pipe stuck in the drain hole that
stuck up about an inch. Then I put another pipe into that sticking up
another 4 inches. When the water was clear I would pull the top pipe out
and let the clear water down, and then scoop out the rest of the water and
clean out the slop.
Eventually we found that out septic bed was hopelessly clogged and had to
spend thousands on a new trench bed.
When the pumper came to clean out our septic tank it was obvious there was a
lot of clay in it. The finer particles had gone into the weeping bed and
clogged it up totally. We sorta knew there was a problem by the wet patches
in the grass where the trench bed was.
Now the rule is that no clay gets into the sink.
We have two garbage cans of water to wash up. The sink is only for getting
water and washing our hands (and othert things) after rinsing any clay off
them. I have to deal with the water in the garbage cans, but that's better
than screwing up the septic system.
No matter how careful you think you are, you will get clay into the drains
if it goes into the sink.
John & Carole Bandurchin
Baltimore Ontario Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Campbell"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: clay and drains
> Running water for a few minutes will
> not keep your drains clear ... the clay
> quickly settles and water rushing above
> it will not move it.
>
> Keep cleaning up in a separate bucket and let
> it settle before putting the top clearer water
> in the sink.
>
> Let the water in the sink settle for a least
> one hour before you empty it.
>
> One solution I have found is to put a towel or
> cloth over the drain as you pull the plug.
> The cloth provides another very fine
> filter to catch most of the fine clay.
>
> I have been using doubled up old t-shirts and
> they seem to catch almost everything.
>
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina
>
>
>
> --
> Chris Campbell Pottery LLC
> 9417 Koupela Drive
> Raleigh NC 27615-2233
>
> Designs in Colored Porcelain
>
> 1-800-652-1008
> Fax : 919-676-2062
> website: www.ccpottery.com
> wholesale : www.wholesalecrafts.com
>
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Terrance Lazaroff on thu 24 apr 08
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:32:20 -0500, Linda Shields
wrote:
>Hello
>I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
>information about my question.
>
>I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on
>the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket
>in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
>
>Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a
rubber
>ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain
>of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"
>along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out
>the pipes.
>
>I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in
>haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still
>flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
>
>I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
>adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really
works.
>
>I would appreciate any information you can share.
>Linda Shields
>
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I went to Home Depot and purchased a plastic storage bin, the one that the
lid folds open. I put a trap immediately under my sink drain then brought
the drain pipe into my plastic box, (my trap) using plastic plumbing
fixtures and plumbers putty. I set the intake to the trap slightly lower
then the exit drain from the trap. I then installed a second plumbers trap
on the outgoing drain, outside my trap and I then attached everything to
the normal drain system.
Every two months I open the folding lid and gently scoop out the poop and
throw it out. Closing the lid keep the sour smell in.
Terrance
Dolita Dohrman on thu 24 apr 08
When the studio was built we needed to put in a sump pump to get the
water from my studio to the main drain in my house. Someone has
since told me I should have done it differently but, you know,
hindsight and all that. My sink drains directly into it. We set the
pump higher in the drum than the instructions indicated (used a
couple of bricks) so as to collect settled clay in the bottom. I do
not pour slurry buckets and such down the drain and try to be fairly
careful with chunks, etc. In the three years the studio has been
used, I have cleaned out the sump twice. Seems to work great. My
only worry is how much is settling out in the pipe, especially where
it goes up an incline (don't ask). I know the drain pipe is only 2"
in diameter...wish I had put in 3 inches...hindsight once again.
Dolita
On Apr 24, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Steve Mills wrote:
> So long as you use the filter and flush it through with LOTS of
> water you should be alright.
>
> I have plans for a DIY settling tank should you (or anyone else)
> wish to build yourself one; very simple, using commonly available
> materials.
>
> I'm away for a week, but will deal with any requests when I'm back
>
> Steve
> Bath
> UK
>
> Linda Shields wrote:
> Hello
> I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
> information about my question.
>
> I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I
> am on
> the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a
> bucket
> in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
>
> Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is
> a rubber
> ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into
> the drain
> of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch
> "diameter"
> along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to
> flush out
> the pipes.
>
> I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket
> system, but in
> haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I
> am still
> flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
>
> I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this
> filter
> adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it
> really works.
>
> I would appreciate any information you can share.
> Linda Shields
>
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John Sankey on fri 25 apr 08
"I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works."
I've got one. It gets the big chunks my grandchildren miss, but doesn't get
any of the fine stuff - the water goes through it too fast. However, my
pottery sink is downstream of my clothes washer, so that may explain why
I've had no plumbing problems
John Sankey
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Keith Gordon on fri 25 apr 08
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Karen Sullivan on fri 25 apr 08
Very low tech...
I placed a large trash can next to my
Garden hose hook-up...
It sits on a stack of bricks,
Perhaps 4 levels tall...so the barrel
Is higher...
I filled it with sand/30 mesh...
I wash out clay...or glaze from my studio
And it filters through
The barrel of sand...
There are small holes in
The barrel for the
Excess water to drain
Out rather than collect
And cause problems...
I have not noticed
Waste water from the
Barrel leaching into
My yard...I have used
It for a few years...
And only have had to fill
New sand a few times...
Old trick...cost me
Maybe $20.00 new....
And perhaps $5.00 to
Add a supply of new sand
Every year..
I am not adding chemicals
To the water system or clogging
Drains/dirt with clay.
Low impact....low tech...
Inexpensive...
Tho. I am in so. Calif.
And do not have freezing
Cold as my reality...
Perhaps the barrel could
live inside the studio...
karen
Bobbie Fenton on fri 25 apr 08
Our small town gave special permission for me to run drainage from sinks that we wash clay from directly to the ground (not hooked to sewer system) as they don't want their sewer system clogged up with the drainage. I explained to them what the clay would do after time, and they were more than happy to have us have uncapped drainage directly to the ground beneath our building, and running outside of our building into the ditch as we explained all it is basically mud and water. When we do have small clogs, usually a plunger (which sits by the sink at all times) is all it takes to get the water free flowing again. Our system is 5 years old now and no problems. We got the idea from another potter in a neighboring town who's town insisted their sinks ran to the back of the building unattached to the sewer system. They pose no health hazard, so the county/city shouldn't have a problem with it. The rest of the plumbing in the building which is not used in any way for clay
or slip is connected traditionally to the sewer system and we have an agreement with the city that nothing else will be washed down the sinks which will go directly to the ground. We have planted a flower garden behind the building that runs out onto the ground to absorb the water which the city is actually grateful for.
Bobbie Fenton
Mississippi Stone Pottery
Linda Shields wrote: Hello
I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough
information about my question.
I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on
the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket
in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.
Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a rubber
ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain
of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"
along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out
the pipes.
I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in
haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still
flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.
I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter
adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder if it really works.
I would appreciate any information you can share.
Linda Shields
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Ric Swenson on fri 25 apr 08
I wrote an illustrated article for CERAMICS MONTHLY in Dec 1978 issue , p.33. AN INEXPENSIVE STUDIO SINK TRAP.
Regards,
Ric
> Hello> I have been looking through the archives and haven't found enough> information about my question.> > I have a small studio in my house. I do not have a septic system; I am on> the city water and sewer. I usually wash up myself and tools with a bucket> in the sink. I let the clay settle and drain off the water.> > Recently I purchased a very inexpensive filter for the drain. It is a rubber> ring with a filter portion that sits down less than an inch into the drain> of the sink. It is collecting pieces of clay 1/16 to 1/8 inch "diameter"> along with stray dog hairs. I let the water run for a while to flush out> the pipes.> > I had intended to use the filter as a safety with the bucket system, but in> haste I find I am bypassing the bucket more and more often. But I am still> flushing with water for a few minutes after I am finished.> > I wonder if I am courting disaster with my plumbing system. Is this filter> adequate? I have looked at the Gleco clay trap but wonder !
if it really works.> > I would appreciate any information you can share.> Linda Shields> > ______________________________________________________________________________> Clayart members may send postings to: clayart@lsv.ceramics.org> > You may look at the archives for the list, post messages, change your> subscription settings or unsubscribe/leave the list here: http://www.acers.org/cic/clayart/> > Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots2@visi.com
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MoKa on fri 25 apr 08
sorry - reposting this from my correct email address!
On 25 Apr 2008, at 00:04, Kath Gibson wrote:
> Fellow Clayarter Charan Sachar has excellent instructions for
> creating an effective looking trap on his website and these
> instructions were also featured in Pottery Making Illustrated last
> year.
>
> http://www.creativewithclay.com/gallery_studio/view_album.php?set_albumName=album02
>
> I haven't tried this out, but do plan to when I get to that part of
> my own studio remodelling (which is currently just an old exhibition
> trailer, not yet even weathertight).
>
> Kath
> Stirling, UK
>
>
>
>
> On 24 Apr 2008, at 19:48, Nobody Special wrote:
>
>>
>> If you are handy and creative, you can make your own plaster trap
>> out of a
>> 3.5 gallon plastic paint bucket and lid, plus about $15 worth of
>> plastic
>> plumbing and PVC electrical conduit fittings. I recently
>> constructed such a
>> unit for a local college's studio. It is a bit more difficult to
>> attach and
>> detach than the commercial unit though, as it lacks the flexible
>> fittings.
>>
>> None of these options do as good a job as a two-stage trap, but all
>> should
>> prove sufficient, or at least amelioratory, in a one-person studio
>> situation.
>
Linda Shields on sun 27 apr 08
Thanks to everyone who sent information about clay and drains. The new
choices will help me keep the drain open. The city, my checkbook, and even
my plumber are grateful I am sure.
Linda
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