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After doing much reading on this board & others I have a gut feeling that some of the drain work done in my house is not correct. Bear in mind that the city plumbing inspector has been there twice & passed it as shown in pictures.
1st picture is in basement showing 90 bend with heel inlet - tub drain is going into heel inlet & PVC pipe going to right is new vent for tub. The vertical 3" PVC pipe comes down from the new 2nd floor bath. From what I have read the bend with heel inlet should not be used like this.
2nd picture is where new 2nd floor toilet comes through floor into soffit enclosure over 1st floor tub/shower. San tee on its back is strictly a vent for toilet. San tee also used for toilet instead of normal closet bend. 2" PVC that comes in from right is from tub & sink (which have their own vent). After doing some reading on Wisconsin plumbing codes this setup appears to be OK, but I am not a plumber so maybe I am misinterpreting the code. One of the plumbers on the board actually wrote an published article on this exact usage of the toilet/san tee setup.
Pictures 3 & 4 show a long radius tee (combo?) attached to sink drains. Again, from what I am reading this does not appear to be proper.
Permits were pulled by myself & city plumbing inspector has been here twice. My first inclination is if he passed it then just enclose it & forget it; however, I also do not want some home inspector or future city inspector saying it is wrong and needs to be fixed. Easier to deal with now.
Looking for input from board members as to their opinions on the DWV setups as shown in pictures. If in fact some of this is incorrect how do I correct it and let inspector know why. I have found that some inspectors do not like being challenged by a non-professional.
Thanks, Matt
1st picture is in basement showing 90 bend with heel inlet - tub drain is going into heel inlet & PVC pipe going to right is new vent for tub. The vertical 3" PVC pipe comes down from the new 2nd floor bath. From what I have read the bend with heel inlet should not be used like this.
2nd picture is where new 2nd floor toilet comes through floor into soffit enclosure over 1st floor tub/shower. San tee on its back is strictly a vent for toilet. San tee also used for toilet instead of normal closet bend. 2" PVC that comes in from right is from tub & sink (which have their own vent). After doing some reading on Wisconsin plumbing codes this setup appears to be OK, but I am not a plumber so maybe I am misinterpreting the code. One of the plumbers on the board actually wrote an published article on this exact usage of the toilet/san tee setup.
Pictures 3 & 4 show a long radius tee (combo?) attached to sink drains. Again, from what I am reading this does not appear to be proper.
Permits were pulled by myself & city plumbing inspector has been here twice. My first inclination is if he passed it then just enclose it & forget it; however, I also do not want some home inspector or future city inspector saying it is wrong and needs to be fixed. Easier to deal with now.
Looking for input from board members as to their opinions on the DWV setups as shown in pictures. If in fact some of this is incorrect how do I correct it and let inspector know why. I have found that some inspectors do not like being challenged by a non-professional.
Thanks, Matt