GatorKenD
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Hi all - I've got a addition project going on (2 BR and a laundry). The attached photo shows where the space where the laundry room will be. My general contractor and his plumbing sub-contractor thought we has a simple plumbing project on our hands: Coming out of the existing space (brick wall on the right) was a 4" cleanout (woo hoo, lucky us!) and a hose bib. On the other side of that brick wall are two bathrooms. The new laundry needs a drain pipe for the washing machine (the vertical pipe on the left; there's a p-trap below that) and vent stack (the vertical pipe on the right) that the laundry sink drain will tie into.
Inspector came out today and said we cannot put a washing machine drain upstream of the bathrooms. This came as a surprise to my contractor and his plumber, both of whom are reputable guys. My contractors response is to accept that at face value and take the drain "down stream" of the house. This seems complicated to me... we've got to go at least 80-feet, brick pavers to go under, the lot is rolling which might require some fill to ensure the new drain is below ground, etc.
What I was looking for here was confirmation that this really wasn't code. Is there some misinterpretation of the code on the inspectors part? Is there another way to make this up to code and stay upstream of the bathrooms? FYI, I'm in Gainesville, FL.
Thanks!
Ken
Inspector came out today and said we cannot put a washing machine drain upstream of the bathrooms. This came as a surprise to my contractor and his plumber, both of whom are reputable guys. My contractors response is to accept that at face value and take the drain "down stream" of the house. This seems complicated to me... we've got to go at least 80-feet, brick pavers to go under, the lot is rolling which might require some fill to ensure the new drain is below ground, etc.
What I was looking for here was confirmation that this really wasn't code. Is there some misinterpretation of the code on the inspectors part? Is there another way to make this up to code and stay upstream of the bathrooms? FYI, I'm in Gainesville, FL.
Thanks!
Ken
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