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Okay, this house was put together with paper clips, duct tape and safety pins and that's God's honest truth!!! I'm remodeling my kitchen and the pipe coming from up under the sink itself is metal. The pipe coming from the sink (p trap, etc.) is pvc pipe. What is the proper way to connect the pvc to the metal pipes. Who ever did this just shoved a long pvc pipe into the metal pipe and stuffed whatever they could find around it to stop the leak.

A couple of different ways work:

1. Trace back to wherever there is a threaded connecton in the metal pipe, then attach a PVC adaptor that is threaded on one end. Go from there.

2. Slip joints and locknuts work in going form PVC to metal pipes. Sounds similar to what you have, without the misc. stuffing to try to keep it sealed. There should be a sliding locknut and a compression ring that threads into the next fitting. Your fix could ba as simple as taking this apart and replacing the stuffing with a new compression ring (a 30 cent part).

Thanks Jaybee I appreciate the info.

now would be a good time to look at that old pipe,stick a hose in it,see how it drains,you can get a bucket cable at most hardware stores.
stick a cable down in there an rod around some see if you can knock somethen loose. rite now you can make a mess,latter on it might hack you off. is there a clean out sticking out of the wall. cut that wall open and install one.it should be installed above the drain tee.not below before you close up the wall, pour a cup of borix acid in the wall.ants,roaches,spiders,
will not be around for a long time oh...granulated borix... do this little trick
every where you have plumbing pipes in the house

I love all the good suggestions! Thanks!!!