JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
We where saved some massive water spillage last night when my four year old jumped out of the tub and ran to the top of the stairs and screamed "Mommy the tub is really full!!!"
My wife and I ran up stairs and shut the water off just in time. About a quarter inch more and the tub would have been spilling over the edge...
What happened? What went wrong with the overflow backup???
I tested this overflow at rough in stage and it worked? Could one of my kids toys got inside and is restriciting the flow rate?
I wonder as well if because I tested the overflow with the tub filler off we got a different result as the water was no rushing in at full steam. I feel like the problem is I just bought a "Cheap" over flow and the flow rate is less than the feed rate. Add in the tub filler dropping water and air in the same location and we slowly fill faster than we slowly drain...
Not good.... What a mess this could have made! My four year old is a "rock star"
I took great care designing this bathroom and when I did I had never seen a channel drain installed tight to a tub. Had we had this extra channel drain or any drain for that matter in this upstairs bathroom this would have not been so scary. Yet another reason (First Hand) to promote this European backup and yet another reason to buy a channel drain for your next bathroom project.
I'll get my plumber back to inspect this overflow... I suspect some kind of "Poly Pocket Jumper" to be the route of the problem.
When was the last time you checked your overflow???
JW
My wife and I ran up stairs and shut the water off just in time. About a quarter inch more and the tub would have been spilling over the edge...
What happened? What went wrong with the overflow backup???
I tested this overflow at rough in stage and it worked? Could one of my kids toys got inside and is restriciting the flow rate?
I wonder as well if because I tested the overflow with the tub filler off we got a different result as the water was no rushing in at full steam. I feel like the problem is I just bought a "Cheap" over flow and the flow rate is less than the feed rate. Add in the tub filler dropping water and air in the same location and we slowly fill faster than we slowly drain...
Not good.... What a mess this could have made! My four year old is a "rock star"
I took great care designing this bathroom and when I did I had never seen a channel drain installed tight to a tub. Had we had this extra channel drain or any drain for that matter in this upstairs bathroom this would have not been so scary. Yet another reason (First Hand) to promote this European backup and yet another reason to buy a channel drain for your next bathroom project.
I'll get my plumber back to inspect this overflow... I suspect some kind of "Poly Pocket Jumper" to be the route of the problem.
When was the last time you checked your overflow???
JW