Would love to get more info here before I undertake costly repairs. Posted a similar qs recently but I made a mess of it, so here's another attempt
Relatives added a toilet in the attic a few years ago, have had problems recently with blockages and odors
- I've never seen a waste pipe added here, is this something that anyone has seen / done before? I would be v cautious adding a new toilet to existing setup, particularly a horizontal section since it has to change direction, but i know little about plumbing
- It seems to cause problems with the vent so I don't know what they were thinking
- Whats the best fix? Altering where the pipe joins the original stack or a new stack, closer to the attic toilet?
Any info / opinions welcome
What you see in image 1:
- The large black pipe coming from the eaves joining the horizontal part of the stack is a waste pipe from the attic toilet (this section of pipe is where the most recent blockage happened). This was added in a few years ago.
- The white pipe beside that is shower / sink water from attic toilet.
- As we go down we have a white pipe (1st floor sink), large black pipe (1st floor toilet) and another white pipe, from the first-floor shower.
Relatives added a toilet in the attic a few years ago, have had problems recently with blockages and odors
- I've never seen a waste pipe added here, is this something that anyone has seen / done before? I would be v cautious adding a new toilet to existing setup, particularly a horizontal section since it has to change direction, but i know little about plumbing
- It seems to cause problems with the vent so I don't know what they were thinking
- Whats the best fix? Altering where the pipe joins the original stack or a new stack, closer to the attic toilet?
Any info / opinions welcome
What you see in image 1:
- The large black pipe coming from the eaves joining the horizontal part of the stack is a waste pipe from the attic toilet (this section of pipe is where the most recent blockage happened). This was added in a few years ago.
- The white pipe beside that is shower / sink water from attic toilet.
- As we go down we have a white pipe (1st floor sink), large black pipe (1st floor toilet) and another white pipe, from the first-floor shower.