Inertiacoupling
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There's a floor drain that has never worked right for us in this 1940's built house since we've been here.
It's of this style, but this picture is not the actual drain.
Drain opening in the bottom, clean out plug at the side.
Here's a detailed description of the problem.
Water will stand and the drain appears to be almost clogged, and the water will very slowly go down over a few hours.
- If the clean out plug is removed, the water immediately goes down the drain opening.
- With the clean out plug still removed, water will go down the drain opening as fast as it can be added.
- With the clean out plug in place, and a fitting sealed over the drain opening hooked to a garden hose, water will also go down the drain as fast as it can be added under pressure.
IN OTHER WORDS, this drain gives every indication of being open, yet water will not gravity flow down the drain opening unless the clean out plug is removed.
The only thing I can think of is that this is a drain vent type of problem.
There's no way to see how this floor drain is plumbed in because there's no basement and the crawlspace is too tight to get into.
ANY INPUT would be greatly appreciated.
It's of this style, but this picture is not the actual drain.
Drain opening in the bottom, clean out plug at the side.
Here's a detailed description of the problem.
Water will stand and the drain appears to be almost clogged, and the water will very slowly go down over a few hours.
- If the clean out plug is removed, the water immediately goes down the drain opening.
- With the clean out plug still removed, water will go down the drain opening as fast as it can be added.
- With the clean out plug in place, and a fitting sealed over the drain opening hooked to a garden hose, water will also go down the drain as fast as it can be added under pressure.
IN OTHER WORDS, this drain gives every indication of being open, yet water will not gravity flow down the drain opening unless the clean out plug is removed.
The only thing I can think of is that this is a drain vent type of problem.
There's no way to see how this floor drain is plumbed in because there's no basement and the crawlspace is too tight to get into.
ANY INPUT would be greatly appreciated.
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