The ways a trap can lose the water seal that keeps drain air out, and why each one happens.
A trap is the bend under every sanitary appliance that holds a small plug of water, the water seal, which stops foul air and smell from the drain coming back into the room. Level 2 expects you to know the ways that seal can be lost, because a lost seal is a common cause of drain smells.
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