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    Sanitary Tee vs. 90 Wye vs. Vent Tee

    One Last Followup Thankyou for the link to the PM site. The articles were very informative. You may also do a search for 'air admittance valves' which will return many articles. Apparently, this has been a hot topic for many years in the plumbing community. As you may have gathered, I am a...
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    Sanitary Tee vs. 90 Wye vs. Vent Tee

    Deb, The sump pump is vented normally. Now that I think about it, it may have been possible to vent the sink drain using that vent? I don't know. It certainly would have been much more difficult. I am curious about the discouraged use of the AAV - perhaps you may provide some insight...
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    Sanitary Tee vs. 90 Wye vs. Vent Tee

    Deb, The sink was a late addition to my basement. As a consequence, I did not have drain lines in the floor. Installing them would have required breaking up the concrete. As an alternative, I chose a packaged sump/pump. The sink drains to the ejector pump which pumps up to an overhead...
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    Sanitary Tee vs. 90 Wye vs. Vent Tee

    Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the reply - very helpful.
  5. RDangerous

    Sanitary Tee vs. 90 Wye vs. Vent Tee

    Downstream from my sink trap I am required to vent the drain - I am accomplishing this with a studor (air emittance) valve. In order to install this valve I must tee into the horizontal line. Which fitting do I use in this instance? I have been told a sanitary tee is not to code but also...
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