Hello everyone - I am new to this forum. I did some plumbing work for my uncle (for about 3 years) - just long enough to feel confident about my work but not long enough to always know proper piping.
I have two septic tanks - one large one for the house waste and another that only the laundry was going to. I am installing a new washer hookup and it will now be on the 1st floor. The old hookups were in the basement. I will use 2"PVC and I am piping this to the separate septic tank independent from all other drains in the house. The laundry will be the ONLY thing going into this separate 4" leaving the foundation. When it was in the cellar there was no vent.
1. Do I need a vent now? If so, is there a way to do this without exiting the house? - like a loop above or the device type. Venting outside will not be easy unless I run along the 1st floor ceiling through the neighboring closet and out the side of the house.
2. I built the 2" trap already using long sweep 90's (too much water in the trap?) and then an 8" piece of pvc and then another 90 turning down and going through the floor. It looks somewhat like a large S trap. Is this OK?
Thanks for any help, Tom
I have two septic tanks - one large one for the house waste and another that only the laundry was going to. I am installing a new washer hookup and it will now be on the 1st floor. The old hookups were in the basement. I will use 2"PVC and I am piping this to the separate septic tank independent from all other drains in the house. The laundry will be the ONLY thing going into this separate 4" leaving the foundation. When it was in the cellar there was no vent.
1. Do I need a vent now? If so, is there a way to do this without exiting the house? - like a loop above or the device type. Venting outside will not be easy unless I run along the 1st floor ceiling through the neighboring closet and out the side of the house.
2. I built the 2" trap already using long sweep 90's (too much water in the trap?) and then an 8" piece of pvc and then another 90 turning down and going through the floor. It looks somewhat like a large S trap. Is this OK?
Thanks for any help, Tom
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