Hey guys, I'm Nick.
I've got a question on a project I hope to finish up this weekend. I'm in the middle of a kitchen/laundry room remodel. While doing this my wife decided it would be better to remove the laundry tub and instead put a cabinet and counter there.
So I am going to install a standpipe for the washer to drain into and run the supply lines through the wall all built into an Oatey washing machine outlet box. This will all be directly behind where the washer goes instead of off the left where it is now for the wash tub.
My drain pipes are all copper currently in this location and are 1.5 inches. My standpipe I'm going to make out of 2 inch PVC and I plan on having that connect in the basement to some 3 inch drainage that is directly below it (also PVC). Since this is brand new I won't have any vent - so I plan on venting this by having it connect to the 1.5 inch copper 4 feet or so above the floor (my house is a ranch - so the existing copper is all vent above the P trap for the laundry sink). I figured 1.5 inch vent is fine for a 2 inch drain. This copper for my laundry sink is about 3 feet to the left of where my new standpipe will be.
The main questions I have is what is the best way to connect my PVC vent to the copper? I'm thinking of cutting the copper and installing a 1.5 inch copper T in that and soldering it in place. The guy at Home Depot said I could then just solder a male or female copper end to the T and then screw PVC to that and finish making all my connections. Is that acceptable - or would something like a Fernco Fitting be better, or something else? If I just screw the PVC to the copper I am assuming I would not need any pipe dope or anything - right?
And also I am undecided about having my P trap for my standpipe just above floor level in the wall or just below floor level in the basement. But either way I was thinking of having the standpipe extend 30 inches or so above the trap. Is that a good height for it - or does it need to be longer or shorter?
Thanks!
I've got a question on a project I hope to finish up this weekend. I'm in the middle of a kitchen/laundry room remodel. While doing this my wife decided it would be better to remove the laundry tub and instead put a cabinet and counter there.
So I am going to install a standpipe for the washer to drain into and run the supply lines through the wall all built into an Oatey washing machine outlet box. This will all be directly behind where the washer goes instead of off the left where it is now for the wash tub.
My drain pipes are all copper currently in this location and are 1.5 inches. My standpipe I'm going to make out of 2 inch PVC and I plan on having that connect in the basement to some 3 inch drainage that is directly below it (also PVC). Since this is brand new I won't have any vent - so I plan on venting this by having it connect to the 1.5 inch copper 4 feet or so above the floor (my house is a ranch - so the existing copper is all vent above the P trap for the laundry sink). I figured 1.5 inch vent is fine for a 2 inch drain. This copper for my laundry sink is about 3 feet to the left of where my new standpipe will be.
The main questions I have is what is the best way to connect my PVC vent to the copper? I'm thinking of cutting the copper and installing a 1.5 inch copper T in that and soldering it in place. The guy at Home Depot said I could then just solder a male or female copper end to the T and then screw PVC to that and finish making all my connections. Is that acceptable - or would something like a Fernco Fitting be better, or something else? If I just screw the PVC to the copper I am assuming I would not need any pipe dope or anything - right?
And also I am undecided about having my P trap for my standpipe just above floor level in the wall or just below floor level in the basement. But either way I was thinking of having the standpipe extend 30 inches or so above the trap. Is that a good height for it - or does it need to be longer or shorter?
Thanks!