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Gene1
Oct 3, 2007, 05:31 AM
I am replacing a garden tub and putting in a shower by Onyxtop 60x42, I know that I need to cut the slab to put in a new drain from the center of the shower base to connect to the drain from the tub setup, do I need to run a vent line also?
speedball1
Oct 3, 2007, 07:10 AM
I am replacing a garden tub and putting in a shower by Onyxtop 60x42, I know that I need to cut the slab to put in a new drain from the center of the shower base to connect to the drain from the tub setup, do I need to run a vent line also?
No! Your shower will use the same vent as the tub that you're replacing. Good luck on your project. Tom
Gene1
Oct 3, 2007, 09:02 AM
Thanks, I'll let you know, I am also using the WingTite drain replacement, we'll see how it goes.
Gene1
Jan 9, 2008, 07:57 AM
Well, I have finally got everything together, the WingTite replacement drain really works, I thought it was a little expensive to start with but the time it saved more than covered that expense. I did find out that if you are replacing a tub with a shower you do need to put in a vent line, the tub vent is in the overflow and with the shower you don't have that. As for now everything is working fine.
ballengerb1
Jan 9, 2008, 08:17 AM
Too bad we did not know what you were doing earlier on when you were burying your pan. I have replaced many tubs with a shower and order retro fit pans that have drains that fit the old tub drain. It has really cut down on the time/cost of replacements for me.