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I have a situation in a split level home where the basement sink and the first floor drains have had sewer coming out of it a number of times the past couple of months.
I am thinking of getting a backwater prevention valve installed. Now the question is this:
the plumber I talked to wants to install it in the locations B and C , in the diagram, but I want to install it in the location A.
B and C will not protect my upstairs bathroom at all. My plumber thinks I can live with that as it will only come out of the shower! I dont think I want sewer coming out of the shower.
Is there ANY reason to NOT install it in the location A ?
The next upstream manhole is most probably above the level of the highest sink/tub drain in the house, ie., all the drains are potentially below the manhole level.
Do you have any suggestions about preventing the backflow situation from manifesting itself inside the house ? I read about "sewer poppers" are they effective ? How often is it used ? Is it typically according to code ?
Also I would appreciate it if I can get some leads to backflow valves that are not plain check valves, but something that can be monitored and cleaned out by HO on a regular basis.
Thankyou
I am thinking of getting a backwater prevention valve installed. Now the question is this:
the plumber I talked to wants to install it in the locations B and C , in the diagram, but I want to install it in the location A.
B and C will not protect my upstairs bathroom at all. My plumber thinks I can live with that as it will only come out of the shower! I dont think I want sewer coming out of the shower.
Is there ANY reason to NOT install it in the location A ?
The next upstream manhole is most probably above the level of the highest sink/tub drain in the house, ie., all the drains are potentially below the manhole level.
Do you have any suggestions about preventing the backflow situation from manifesting itself inside the house ? I read about "sewer poppers" are they effective ? How often is it used ? Is it typically according to code ?
Also I would appreciate it if I can get some leads to backflow valves that are not plain check valves, but something that can be monitored and cleaned out by HO on a regular basis.
Thankyou
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