Basement Rough-in Question

[Paul Arnold]

So I pulled the upright out of the toilet waste drain in the basement, and found sediment, standing water, some sort of tiny larvae and some small winged bugs ... please tell me that this is a normal find. (Yes the upright wasn't glued in place, so now I'm concerned that the job was not completed correctly.)

Question: I have dumped a pail of water down the drain and now the sediment and beasties are gone, but there is about an inch and a half of standing clear water left in the drain - is this acceptable? Shouldn't a rough-in - installed as part of the new home build - meet code (if this doesn't)?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Reach4]

What are are you referring to with these terms?

1. upright
2. toilet waste drain

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Paul Arnold]

What are are you referring to with these terms?

1. upright
2. toilet waste drain

1.) The piece that comes up from the elbow and through the concrete on the 3" abs pipe (picture attached is for illustration purposes and is not my actual installation.) * the pipe came away at the elbow.

2.) toilet waste drain = "waste pipe", "toilet waste pipe", "sanitary pipe", or some other term that I am unsure of. It is the 3 inch abs pipe that will connect to the flange that connects to a toilet.

 

[hj]

The riser may have been left "loose" so its length could be adjusted before the toilet was installed. I have done it at times.

 

[Paul Arnold]

The riser may have been left "loose" so its length could be adjusted before the toilet was installed. I have done it at times.

Thanks HJ.

Any thoughts on the water that doesn't clear? (Looking again today, it's about 3/4 of an inch to an inch deep at the elbow.)

 

[Cacher_Chick]

All of the drainage piping should be pitched to drain and should not retain any measurable liquid.

 

[FullySprinklered]

Good luck finding a 5-inch rough-in toilet.

 

[Paul Arnold]

Good luck finding a 5-inch rough-in toilet.

lol - yup - I stole that picture and stated above that it was only for illustration purposes - the rough-in for my situation is just shy of 13".

 

[Paul Arnold]

All of the drainage piping should be pitched to drain and should not retain any measurable liquid.

I figured as much - If I was to say "It's too much bloody work to fix that error" ... what could the consequences be?

 

[Cacher_Chick]

I figured as much - If I was to say "It's too much bloody work to fix that error" ... what could the consequences be?

If you have problems with the line clogging, you will have a good idea why.

 

[Reach4]

So I pulled the upright out of the toilet waste drain in the basement, and found sediment, standing water, some sort of tiny larvae and some small winged bugs ... please tell me that this is a normal find.

The drain flies and the larvae of the drain flies are normal. Don't kill them off. https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/in-praise-of-the-drain-fly.66239/