View Full Version : Sewer line turning corner at a 90
 
 azdoityourselfer
May 26, 2010, 07:32 AM
I am installing a new bathroom in my home.  I've completed the interior sub grade sewer and have exited the home through the stem wall sloping 1/4"/ft.  I need to turn a corner to head toward the existing sewer line in my yard.  Can I simply do a 90 degree or would it be better to do 2 45 degree turns.  Thanks
 massplumber2008
May 26, 2010, 08:26 AM
Use 2- 45 degree turns here... code requirement... :)
 
Where is your main line cleanout?  It should be located within 18" of the inside or outside of the foundation wall... let me know.
 
Mark
 azdoityourselfer
May 26, 2010, 10:05 AM
Thanks, there are no cleanouts currently on the property.  Is it helpful to add a cleanout going with the flow and another headiing into the home?  Also, my 1/4" per foot slope will put this new drain about 12" above my cast iron sewer line heading to the street.  Can I do a 90 down or should I do 2 45s?  Thanks.
 massplumber2008
May 26, 2010, 11:04 AM
There should be a cleanout inside the building at the base of the waste stack... if present then that is the only cleanout needed for inside the building.  That would leave you with a cleanout going with the flow of the drain.  Code requires that cleanout to be within 18" of the inside or outside of the foundation wall.  A cleanout going into the home, or against the flow, is not common plumbing practice.
 
In terms of the 12" above the cast iron main, use the 2- 45s again as these fittings make it easier to negotiate a snake down the drain should the need arise in the future.  Be sure to connect into the main off a WYE fitting.
 
Mark