terzdesign
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Both my kitchen sink and bathroom sink are not plumbed to drain correctly, or at least I don't think they are. Kitchen sink works fine but it dumps into the sump pump. Is that normal? The pump has to run every time I use the sink, and I have a garbage disposal... Also the basement has a faint sewer gas odor now and again.
As far as the bathroom sink goes, I moved it to a different wall which I think severed the vent, maybe I'm wrong. The old sink drain went into the wall with a P trap. I believe it was vented along side the toilet - toilet still uses said vent I would imagine since it did not move. The new sink drains into the floor with an S trap and connects with what comes out of the Sump Pump.
One thing I've noticed is that the new bath sink's S trap does NOT slow the drain, it's flows normal. When I run the washer though, you can hear a great amount of noise and probably syphoning from the bathroom sink. Then the smell of sewer gas. I'm guessing it is using the sink as a vent? Toilet and shower are on separate runs.
Anyhow, I could really use some advice on what should be done to fix the issues at hand. Perhaps a diagram showing how it really all should be hooked up? Pics attached for reference.
As far as the bathroom sink goes, I moved it to a different wall which I think severed the vent, maybe I'm wrong. The old sink drain went into the wall with a P trap. I believe it was vented along side the toilet - toilet still uses said vent I would imagine since it did not move. The new sink drains into the floor with an S trap and connects with what comes out of the Sump Pump.
One thing I've noticed is that the new bath sink's S trap does NOT slow the drain, it's flows normal. When I run the washer though, you can hear a great amount of noise and probably syphoning from the bathroom sink. Then the smell of sewer gas. I'm guessing it is using the sink as a vent? Toilet and shower are on separate runs.
Anyhow, I could really use some advice on what should be done to fix the issues at hand. Perhaps a diagram showing how it really all should be hooked up? Pics attached for reference.
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