ccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIs this a valid layout for a vent?imagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageIs this a valid layout for a vent?ccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agoCool - thank you… Do you happen to know why so many diagrams seem to have loops? (like this):
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoWithout that extra loop, it’s possible that flushing the toilet will suck the water out of your sink trap.
minus-squareShepherdPielinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoI know absolutely nothing about professional plumbing, but wouldn’t that sink loop need to be there to act as a drain and vent for the sink? I don’t think the main vent stack would work for that without it
Cool - thank you…
Do you happen to know why so many diagrams seem to have loops? (like this):
Without that extra loop, it’s possible that flushing the toilet will suck the water out of your sink trap.
I know absolutely nothing about professional plumbing, but wouldn’t that sink loop need to be there to act as a drain and vent for the sink? I don’t think the main vent stack would work for that without it