I hate it when I can’t recall a password. I cannot get on here on my old name so I have registered a new one. “bichonben” relates to our dog. He is a bichon and his name is ben.
On to the questions. What are the rules relating to how far away the trap can be from the floor drain on a shower? I have a situation with my powder room remodel where I want to run the pipe about 1 1/2 to 2 feet horizontally and drop down about 10 inches before putting in the trap. The pipe needs to go through a cold air return duct (boxed in between the floor joists) and I just want to clear the duct before putting the trap in. This part of the cold air return is right where the outside air intake joins and I don’t want any chance of the drain freezing when the weather is especially cold. I believe it will work fine but I wonder if it would pass code?
I am also curious about the rules relating to vents. I suspect I didn’t do my kitchen to code when I changed it a couple of years back. It works fine but things I have read indicate that I didn’t do it according to the rules. I put the trap under the floor instead of in the base of the cupboard under the sink in order to have more room in the cupboard under the sink. So basically it is a double sink. The two sinks connect and the pipe drops through the floor and turns below the joists. It goes over a foot or so and then the trap is installed. The pipe leads from the trap to the drain line and the drain line is “t”‘d so that the top part becomes the vent stack leading up through the wall to the attic. It all works fine. We have had no odours and there is no extra gurgling in the sink when it drains.
Input appreciated.
Randy
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I can't give an authoritative answer on this, and I bet someone else can, but...
UPC 1001.4 states that maximum fixture tailpiece length is 24", so I assume you're pushing it on the kitchen. I've never seen a trap not installed directly below the fixture. I assume that accessibility for cleaning is an issue. You'd have to go underfloor to clean the trap in your kitchen. I'm sure it works fine, though, as you say.
Curious to see what others say...
Edited 1/13/2004 1:43:35 PM ET by davidmeiland
Cleanout under floor is actually easier since we have a full basement. The drain is in the general area of the washer drier laundry tub etc so not an area where I might worry about someday finishing the basement ceiling.
My kitchen sink drain would be beyond the 2 foot mark but I could have put it closer and then it would likely be within the 2 feet. I didn't put it right under the floor decking between the joists just because it was easier to do out in the open below the joists.
Randy
Unrelated. A few years ago I started to track all my ID's and corresponding passwords in table format in a binder. It's now 3 pages long, but whenever I need a password that I don't remember, it's always at my fingertips. I've used the same password more than once, but not often; that's why I keep a record.
I do that at the office but not at home. I should.
I think my bigger problem may have been that I changed providers and thus email addresses. My attempt to get my old password didn't appear to work.
On the bright side, in this case it really didn't matter much what name I use. I haven't posted often so no one would really relate to the old name anyway.
Randy
Ok, I still can't say I understand the theory but I went out and bought a book on plumbing and figured out what I have to do with the drain and the vent from the shower. I would have done it wrong so I guess the book is worth the money.
Randy