WallyGater
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Small kitchen has been ripped out. I will be replacing with all new. Where the old sink was is hot and cold supply lines and a drain. I plan to change out the old supply lines with new copper and shut off valves.
I also plan to change the galvanised drain with PVC. My question involves the vent. The existing vent went into the wall. When I removed the wall I discovered that the vent was a fake. It is just a nipple with a cap on it.
The Iron drain pipe on the far left comes from the upstairs bathroom. It vents out the roof and goes all the way into the basement. Can the fake vent be uncapped and some how connected to that Iron drain in the corner?
I am pretty sure that's what everyone on this forum refers to as a wet vent.
Is that doable? Is it against code. The house is in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Please can you take a look at the picture and advise me as to the best way to get this sink vented.
New York City Plumbing Code
Chapter 9, Vents
I also plan to change the galvanised drain with PVC. My question involves the vent. The existing vent went into the wall. When I removed the wall I discovered that the vent was a fake. It is just a nipple with a cap on it.
The Iron drain pipe on the far left comes from the upstairs bathroom. It vents out the roof and goes all the way into the basement. Can the fake vent be uncapped and some how connected to that Iron drain in the corner?
I am pretty sure that's what everyone on this forum refers to as a wet vent.
Is that doable? Is it against code. The house is in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Please can you take a look at the picture and advise me as to the best way to get this sink vented.
New York City Plumbing Code
Chapter 9, Vents
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