this is a plumbing question how far away can the p trap be from the fixture.?
I want to put the p trap in the basement, away from the sinks, tubs, washmachines, ect. because of room. thanks.
Well This would be a code issue but I can say this
The ptrap should be under the sink to prevent the gases from comein back up but I dont get your question totaly.
Lets say you have a sink down stairs and you run a 90 off the tail pc of the drain and run about 5ft of pipe then install a trap You could get away with this and not harm yourself, But there are other things to consider like where the vent line is. If you like you could E-mail me at kos101@yahoo and tell me what you are trying to do and where the sink is and so on and I will tell you what you could do by code. There are alot of things you can do that most people dont know about. Like the vent system.
If you have walked into a house in the kitchen and there is a island with a sink there is a vent on that drian under the sink. it looks like a upside U. But in cases you can legaly put a p-trap away from a wet fixture within guidelines.
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Joe Beaven
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fishingbuddy78 Says:
The "P" trap should be directly under the fixture. This is the plumbing code. The reason is to prevent sewer gas from entering the home.
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Kos Says:
Well This would be a code issue but I can say this
The ptrap should be under the sink to prevent the gases from comein back up but I dont get your question totaly.
Lets say you have a sink down stairs and you run a 90 off the tail pc of the drain and run about 5ft of pipe then install a trap You could get away with this and not harm yourself, But there are other things to consider like where the vent line is. If you like you could E-mail me at kos101@yahoo and tell me what you are trying to do and where the sink is and so on and I will tell you what you could do by code. There are alot of things you can do that most people dont know about. Like the vent system.
If you have walked into a house in the kitchen and there is a island with a sink there is a vent on that drian under the sink. it looks like a upside U. But in cases you can legaly put a p-trap away from a wet fixture within guidelines.
References :
20yrs Im a plumber. I should know a thing or 2
Posted on October 31st, 2008 at 12:14 pm