ccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIs this a valid layout for a vent?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageIs this a valid layout for a vent?lemmy.worldccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoCool - thank you… Do you happen to know why so many diagrams seem to have loops? (like this):
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoWithout that extra loop, it’s possible that flushing the toilet will suck the water out of your sink trap.
minus-squareShepherdPielinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day 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