Mud
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Happy thanksgiving, everyone.
I am installing a new 2" clothes washer standpipe, with the trap arm expected to be about 5 ft long.
Is it preferable to place the trap at the base of the standpipe or closer to the sanitary tee? Is there a maximum length of pipe the discharge can travel before hitting the trap?
If I place it close to the sanitary tee, it will be easier to use the trap cleanout plug, and it will shorten the trap arm, if that's of any benefit.
I plan to build a permanent platform for the (front load) washer & dryer, instead of buying pedestals. Will that platform become the new "floor" for determining the height of the trap? (UPC requires trap between 6" - 18" from floor.) it seems people would have to move the trap when they used pedestals then.
The reason the trap cleanout will be easier to use is that I plan to place the trap underneath the 11" high platform, and the trap will be closer to the front of the washer, rather than having to reach all the way to the back where it would be inaccessible.
I am installing a new 2" clothes washer standpipe, with the trap arm expected to be about 5 ft long.
Is it preferable to place the trap at the base of the standpipe or closer to the sanitary tee? Is there a maximum length of pipe the discharge can travel before hitting the trap?
If I place it close to the sanitary tee, it will be easier to use the trap cleanout plug, and it will shorten the trap arm, if that's of any benefit.
I plan to build a permanent platform for the (front load) washer & dryer, instead of buying pedestals. Will that platform become the new "floor" for determining the height of the trap? (UPC requires trap between 6" - 18" from floor.) it seems people would have to move the trap when they used pedestals then.
The reason the trap cleanout will be easier to use is that I plan to place the trap underneath the 11" high platform, and the trap will be closer to the front of the washer, rather than having to reach all the way to the back where it would be inaccessible.