Downsides on no clean out for double lav?

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I know you guys suggested one...but vanity design/location is not really landing itself to having one that will be hidden/accessible. If someone needed to get in there, could they not go through one or both sides of the double wye?

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Trouble is if they do not know the sinks are on a back to back fitting and they stick a rod in, it can and will come up the other side. Now a skilled drain cleaner that knows he is dealing with a back to back fitting can get his rodder to make the turn, even if it is a blind turn.
 
One would think that it would be pretty obvious for two lavs spaced 4' apart but I guess one never knows. FWIW, we have not had any issues requiring any type of clean out - we don't really put things which don't belong in the drains, i.e. rolls of toiler paper, motor oil and such

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Most comments come from the point of view that the work is getting inspected and we try to advise you of what will pass inspection. Just because something might not ever occur doesn't mean it's not required.

Why not drop verticle on both lav drains and have cleanouts at each lav¿ Revent the one on the right 6" above it's lav and connect it to the left lavs vent or vice versa. The two lavs don't have to join in the middle.
 
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Honeslty, because after looking for weeks all over the place for the damn double fixture fitting I am not going to not use it! :D

I am not planning on getting it inspected. That doesn't mean I don't want it done right, which is why I am here aking questions. From the pics I posted I have plenty of code violations and poor quality work in my house - I would love to know who did the work and who inspected it. And this a custom architected and built house. :confused::mad:

After having my tankless gas heater "inspected" I don't really have much faith in my local inspections anyway - the guy never even looked at the vent placement.
 
Are you going to fur the wall out¿ Just wondering because your pipes are sucured directly to the studs.
 
If I was going to plumb that in and there was no way of putting a clean out in I would use idavidual tees for each sink and a revent bar. Sorry my freehand drawing of lines is a bit off. But I think you get the idea.

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sewer ratz, can that fitting still be used for the vent if turned upside down as described in your drawing.
 
kingsotall said:
Are you going to fur the wall out¿ Just wondering because your pipes are sucured directly to the studs.
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Yes, there's going to be another wall of 2x4"s. Those straps are temporary. I need to lay the new subfloor before I can put up the new walls so I don't have to redo the edge blocking and in order to do the subfloor I had to come up through the floor. The DWV stuff is partially dry fitted as I am trying to figure out placement. I feel like a need a project plan to keep track of critical paths :eek:

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If I was going to plumb that in and there was no way of putting a clean out in I would use idavidual tees for each sink and a revent bar. Sorry my freehand drawing of lines is a bit off. But I think you get the idea.

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Where is the vent itself?
 
Sorry about that. I assumed you understand the dotted lines where the vent pipe and you put a tee on either end to connect to your vent. here is a slight better photoshopped image.

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There is something that is not showing in all of these photos, at least to my eyes. Besides no vent, I don't see the P traps. Inspected or not, ya gotta have traps and a vent.
 
You do make an interesting observation, Gary. While the traps will be below the two sinks pictured, the height of the initial drain looks rather high. As this is work in progress and for the most part dry fit you will want to keep in mind too high of a drain will impede the installation of your traps.
 
Ah, yes, you guys noticed the sinks are too low too? :D

Actually, this was the reason why I was asking about min/max rough in height in the other thread. The rough as its pictured is at 25" above finished floor. The vanity counter top is going at 33 and the sinks are 2" above that. The drains are 8" tall, from about 34", which means to me means 25" rough in height once the tailpieces run into the p traps. But, I am waiting until I have the P traps and drains in hand to determine the exact rough in heights. I coulndn't find a suitable P-trap at my local stores as they were all 12" long and Kohler sinks needed 14".
 
I am NOT trying to make the 2009 Pig Slop award thread...although I am considering PEX. Have plenty of questions there, just not ready to intake that information yet.
 
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