Peter R
New Member
As part of a renovation, we're reconfiguring our laundry room. The new location of the washing machine places it more than 5 ft. from the existing stack into which it will drain and would otherwise vent. But, code requires a vent within 5 ft.
I can't run a vent straight up, because it is against an exterior brick wall and, well, I don't much feel like channeling out that much brick. So, while not ideal, the vent can't be placed in the wall. I'd like to run a relief vent through a chase in the corner of the room (other end of the wall from the stack). I'll tie back into the stack in the attic.
So, my questions is: Is it okay to place the trap on a horizontal run (with the appropriate 1/4" pitch, of course) between drain and the relief vent? It seems that diagrams of relief vents usually depict the vent taking off between the trap and drain.
Thanks in advance for helping a novice out.
I can't run a vent straight up, because it is against an exterior brick wall and, well, I don't much feel like channeling out that much brick. So, while not ideal, the vent can't be placed in the wall. I'd like to run a relief vent through a chase in the corner of the room (other end of the wall from the stack). I'll tie back into the stack in the attic.
So, my questions is: Is it okay to place the trap on a horizontal run (with the appropriate 1/4" pitch, of course) between drain and the relief vent? It seems that diagrams of relief vents usually depict the vent taking off between the trap and drain.
Thanks in advance for helping a novice out.