Advice on whether toilet drain will work with close 180deg turn

[blinzeln]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on the pic below and if a toilet drain will work in this close/tight transition. For some reason when I plumbed my house I was stuck on exactly how to do the basement level. I followed someone else's advice on how to do this - and now looking at it - I am wondering if this is even going to work? Unfortunately it has been encased in concrete for 7 years, so I am hoping I am not in trouble here as we are now getting ready to install. If this is a bad scenario would a jet assist help in this case? Or am I in trouble either way? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!




Thanks,

Mike

 

[NHmaster3015]

San-Tee on its back.....No
Flat vent off the back of the san-tee.......No
Will toilet flush ok with the 180 bend.....yes

 

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[blinzeln]

Thanks for the info. What would have been the proper way to do this?

 

[hj]

The first question(s) would be whether that is a vent or drain pipe on the wall behind the toilet, and where does the pipe on the left go to?

 

[blinzeln]

The pipe behind the toilet is vent only... Pipe to left is Shower and kitchen sink drain only.

 

[NHmaster3015]

In that case it is wrong. Vents must rise vertically and your runs horizontally 1st.

 

[blinzeln]

Yeah, remembering back I think that was my issue - I couldn't figure out how to get a vertical only vent in this situation where I was tying in horizontally (everywhere else in the house was a vertical tie in so this was not an issue). A plumber gave me the advice to do it this way. Oh, well. Think there will be any issues? At this point as long as it works, or even semi-works... Though I am interested in how I should have done this....

Thanks,

Mike

 

[WJcandee]

Yeah, remembering back I think that was my issue - I couldn't figure out how to get a vertical only vent in this situation where I was tying in horizontally (everywhere else in the house was a vertical tie in so this was not an issue). A plumber gave me the advice to do it this way. Oh, well. Think there will be any issues? At this point as long as it works, or even semi-works... Though I am interested in how I should have done this....

Thanks,

Mike

These two guides for homeowners may be helpful:

http://www.klickitatcounty.org/documentcenter/view/103

Helpful Plumbing Hints for Residential Construction by Bert Polk Plumbing Inspector Lincoln County

 

[blinzeln]

Thanks for that. Since the cleanout is within 6 feet, had I gone straight up the wall with that could that have acted as the vent even though it is on the main line out? Or should I have ran the main toilet drain toward the wall, gone up with the vent there, and then continued the drain to the right to hit the main line. Sorry if dumb questions...

But thanks to all for the advice, I am just glad I don't have to break up the concrete and redo it!

Mike

 

[hj]

If the sink or shower is "properly" vented, then you would not have needed the one behind the toilet, and the piping could have been installed differently so you would not have had the sanitary tee in the horizontal line.

 

[blinzeln]

One last question: with that toilet vent wrongly installed horizontally off the bottom of the toilet - is it possible that solids could sort of bounce back up into the vent portion and remain there rather than going straight down the drain?

Thanks,

Mike