Supr
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Hi, hoping someone can give me some advice.
Working on my in-laws laundry room. its poured concrete room 9x8. Had a 2" drain put in when the concrete was poured and proper vent through the roof. We're in the process of renovating the room and installing a tankless water heater.
well, we found that the drain for the washer is plugged solid, also the p-trap and connection to the vent stack was done outside of the wall because i'm guessing they didnt want to drill the studs (2x4) for a 2" pipe. The vent and drain are in wall but the P-trap and standpipe are on the outside.
we're trying to fix this all now and do it correctly but not sure how to go about it.
we would like to relocate the washer and we can try to clean out the original drain and re-route the pipe under the concrete. this would be a PITA of course and leave us with out a vent.
we thought about going into an existing drain as there is a bathroom on the other side of the wall. the problem is that the laundry is poured concrete (unknown thickness) and the bathroom is right along the foundation of the house. the current drain was put through the foundation by boring, i dont have a problem doing that but now sure how i would pop it up inside of the laundry room.
i know its complicated but i can put up drawings or pictures if that would help.
easiest thing i could think of doing would be to tap into the existing drain, after cleaning it out, and using a Studor vent.
any ideas? i've tried to describe it as best i could but please let me know if i can clarify.
thank you
Working on my in-laws laundry room. its poured concrete room 9x8. Had a 2" drain put in when the concrete was poured and proper vent through the roof. We're in the process of renovating the room and installing a tankless water heater.
well, we found that the drain for the washer is plugged solid, also the p-trap and connection to the vent stack was done outside of the wall because i'm guessing they didnt want to drill the studs (2x4) for a 2" pipe. The vent and drain are in wall but the P-trap and standpipe are on the outside.
we're trying to fix this all now and do it correctly but not sure how to go about it.
we would like to relocate the washer and we can try to clean out the original drain and re-route the pipe under the concrete. this would be a PITA of course and leave us with out a vent.
we thought about going into an existing drain as there is a bathroom on the other side of the wall. the problem is that the laundry is poured concrete (unknown thickness) and the bathroom is right along the foundation of the house. the current drain was put through the foundation by boring, i dont have a problem doing that but now sure how i would pop it up inside of the laundry room.
i know its complicated but i can put up drawings or pictures if that would help.
easiest thing i could think of doing would be to tap into the existing drain, after cleaning it out, and using a Studor vent.
any ideas? i've tried to describe it as best i could but please let me know if i can clarify.
thank you