CONTINUOUS WASTE
– a drain from two or three fixtures connected to a single trap.
Is a pipe connecting several fixtures?
FIXTURE BRANCH
– a pipe connecting several fixtures. FIXTURE DRAIN – the drain from the trap of a fixture to the junction of that drain with any other drain pipe.
What connects one or more fixtures to a soil or waste stack?
is a drain pipe extending laterally from a soil or waste stack or building drain with or without vertical sections or branches, which receives the discharge from one or more fixture drains and conducts it to the soil or waste stack or to the building drain.
| DIAMETER OF PIPE (inches) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNITS (dfu) | Total for horizontal branch Total for stack greater than three branch intervals | 1 1 / 2 3 8 | 2 6 24 | 2 1 / 2 12 42 |
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What part of the plumbing fixtures does a P trap is connected?
The
trap inlet connects to the drain tailpiece
, which is the pipe that extends down from the sink, and the outlet connects to the drain. If the drain is in the floor, you may have to swivel the trap and use bends and extra pipe in order to connect the horizontal outflow tube.
Do I need a vent for every drain?
Whether you're putting in a tub, toilet, sink, or floor drain, they all need
a plumbing vent on the drain
to make it work properly. … The fixture without a vent may drain slowly. The drain will likely make gurgling noises. The water in the trap could siphon out, resulting in a potent sewer smell.
(Sinks, tubs, showers all have 1.5 fixtures units each). As a general rule, you
will just be able to vent 2 fixtures on a toilet wet vent
. … The toilet drain should be 3′′, the sink drain is 1.5′′, the shared sink drain/toilet vent area should be 2′′, and the vent going up should be 1.5′′.
The waste lines can usually be tied into the same stack if the house has more than one toilet. They may need their own stack if they are on opposite sides.
Two vent openings on the roof are needed since
the stacks must be vented.
Can you vent a toilet with a 2-inch pipe?
Toilet Vent Pipe Size? It's typically recommended that you go with a
2′′ PVC pipe for the vent
. This is according to the uniform plumbing code (UPC). It may not be enough, depending on how many fixtures you are trying to run off the vent.
How many fixtures can a 2-inch vent handle?
The Plumbing Code states that a vent can handle
24 fixture units
Why does my P-trap smell?
A P-trap is the curved portion of pipe under the sink. It's supposed to create a seal by holding water, which prevents sewer gases from getting into the bathroom. If the P-trap isn't working properly, sewer gasses can make their way into the bathroom and cause your sink to stink.
Can P-trap be below drain line?
You attach the p-trap directly to the drainage and manuever the p-traps exits into you existing drain.
It is not ideal to have the p-trap below the the exit drain
because water gravity has to force the water out instead of it flowing downwards naturally.
Is it OK to have 2 P-traps?
It is perfectly fine to have (2) “P” traps
, one on eash sink of a (2) sink setup. As long as the “P” traps are not Double Trapped ( more than one trap serving a fixture ) then it is fine as long as the weir is sized correctly.
How close does a vent need to be to a drain?
For a 1 1⁄2-inc pipe the vent should be
42 inches away
at the most while a 2-inch pipe must have a maximum distance of 5 feet. For pipes that have a diameter of 3 inches the distance is 6 feet and for a 4-inch pipe the most it should be away from the vent is 10 feet.
What happens if plumbing is not vented?
Poorly-vented
drain lines will not be able to effectively move wastewater and solid waste out of your building
. This could lead to problems such as overflowing drains, backed-up toilets, and similar plumbing issues.
Do plumbing vents have to go through the roof?
The answer is,
no, plumbing vents do not have to go through the roof
. While roof stacks are the most common form of plumbing vents, you can run a plumbing vent through an exterior wall. The stipulation is that the plumbing vent has to run higher than the highest window of the house.
