ccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIs this a valid layout for a vent?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageIs this a valid layout for a vent?lemmy.worldccunning@lemmy.world to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoCool - thank you… Do you happen to know why so many diagrams seem to have loops? (like this):
minus-squareDem Bosain@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoWithout that extra loop, it’s possible that flushing the toilet will suck the water out of your sink trap.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI know absolutely nothing about professional plumbing, but wouldn’t that sink loop need to be there to act as a drain and vent for the sink? I don’t think the main vent stack would work for that without it
Cool - thank you…
Do you happen to know why so many diagrams seem to have loops? (like this):
Without that extra loop, it’s possible that flushing the toilet will suck the water out of your sink trap.
I know absolutely nothing about professional plumbing, but wouldn’t that sink loop need to be there to act as a drain and vent for the sink? I don’t think the main vent stack would work for that without it