Garrett Spitzer
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When I finished the upstairs laundry room for my wife, I got the old laundry area in the basement so that I could wash all of my dirty clothes and jackets that she says I should just throw out - those holes in my Carhartts are great conversation starters. To make it more of a man space I added a utility sink, but it needed a waste pump. I started with one of those direct under the sink mount pumps and it worked for about a year. The washer setup never had a vent, not even a cheater, adding the pump was helping to vent and clean out the lines. I figured I would try a floor sump model instead of replacing the under sink unit but I am having some trouble with how to vent it well. I do know that a vent to the roof is the best solution. I am using an AAV because the roof is 3 stories away and all spaces above this room where I could cut into a vent are finished; plus this is not going to be a laundry area forever and the AAV is completely accessible. I have always vented to the roof but I figure that this is the one case where I can justify the AAV.
So I cut in the vent for the waste pump as outlined by the manufacturer but as you can see I have the washer drain right in the middle of the setup which gurgles when the pump shuts off. Not really a surprise in hindsight but a bit of wishful thinking on my part. So my question is which option would work best:
1) Move the washer drain to position #1
2) Tie into the horizontal vent line and cut into the drain line with it at position #2 or #3
3) Or is there another option that I am not seeing
Thanks for the great resource. I get a lot of great info from the old threads. And you guys really helped when I needed it on my kitchen island vent loop (see no AAV there!)
So I cut in the vent for the waste pump as outlined by the manufacturer but as you can see I have the washer drain right in the middle of the setup which gurgles when the pump shuts off. Not really a surprise in hindsight but a bit of wishful thinking on my part. So my question is which option would work best:
1) Move the washer drain to position #1
2) Tie into the horizontal vent line and cut into the drain line with it at position #2 or #3
3) Or is there another option that I am not seeing
Thanks for the great resource. I get a lot of great info from the old threads. And you guys really helped when I needed it on my kitchen island vent loop (see no AAV there!)