Recent content by Steve-C

Hello - Update on my project... There is only onel knockout on the end of the tank. A septic installer came by yesterday, he says it's not too hard to get the old pipe out and grout a new one in, he says he'll help if I want. Two Questions: 1- what sort of pipe should I use for the sewer line...

I didn't mention that the pipe does come into the inlet tee inside the tank, the tee is concrete. I think I'd have to have the tank pumped to replace the tee if I happened to break it chiseling out the opening. Did I mention that the smell is something else when the lid's off this thing...

Hello - I want to tie the soil pipe from our new house into the existing septic tank on the property. The problem is that the existing PVC pipe at the septic tank is badly out-of-round, it's basically flat on top. I'm sure I can't cut into it and glue a fitting on as I had planned. I want to...

Thanks HJ.

Thanks for your reply. The end of the run is 22 feet from the crawl access. The way I read it my options are to either extend the pipe outside or up to floor level. Running it outside would be a big big job and there's no good place to hide a cleanout cover in the floor above. If I can get...

To be code compliant, can a horizontal drain from a sink (not soil pipe) slope more than 1/4"/ft? Thanks

Hello - I'm a little confused about the 1/8-1/4" per foot slope rule for waste pipes. My understanding is that the UPC rule for waste pipes carrying solids is generally 1/4"/ft minimum (or vertical). What about pipes from showers, sinks, or clothes washers? Can they slope after the vent at...

Hi - We're building our own house and I'm doing the plumbing, UPC is the code here. The drain line (3") runs 22 feet in a straight line from the end to where it exits the foundation. According to my code booklet, since the distance is >20 feet, I need to extend the cleanout outside (not...