Recent content by david_c

Everything set in place now. Hopefully correct! Appreciate any feedback. (And yes - P trap of shower is snug up parallel to the main 4" pipe, only way I saw to get the shower drain in the center of shower - hopefully not a problem)

That "3/4 bath" diagram illustrates it perfectly, thanks Terry Love. Going to grab required fittings and go that route. HJ, regarding the video - guess it goes to show you can't trust everything you see on youtube! Lots of education out there but got to sift through it.

Here's another thread where a double wye is proposed - suggested that it's not legal in horizontal situations for most jurisdictions (can't find much re: ontario) https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/basement-4-double-wye-a-bad-idea.20145/

I like this one the best. Also curious to see what others think

Thanks Reach4, looks like you and Stuff were thinking a similar thing! I'm trying to picture in my head how a suction or syphon gets created as the flushing toilet waste goes past the intersection where the shower is... But looks like others on this forum have had this exact problem so glad it...

Thank you for the suggestion. Here is my modification to the plan:

Hello, here is a picture of my basement bathroom layout (building permit approved, underground inspection to come). I'm in Ontario Canada. Thought I'd replace my cast iron 4" waste drain while I'm at it, which was prone to clogging. Very friendly plumber at the hardware store told me I should...

Sounds good, I'll use a combo just in case. Thanks for your help on this!

Ok, I've put the vent back to where it was and used a Sanitary Tee on it's back for the vent to connect to. All good? Thanks Reach4

Thanks for your fast reply, I've done the following from your suggestions: - have replaced 1st vertical to horizontal 90 deg from toilet with long sweep - have replaced 2nd vertical to horizontal from toilet with combination sanitary tee for longer sweep - used a went vent configuration (a...

Hello, I'm moving my toilet in my main floor half bath to make room for a shower in my first ever renovation. I'm looking for advice on if I've got the plumbing configuration correct (I live in Ontario, but wanting to make sure the basic plumbing choices I've made are sound before I ask for my...