ballencd
May 28, 2004, 10:28 AM
HELP!! I am new to this so please bear with me:
I am building a new house by myself... i.e. no contractors due to cost... I have three levels of bathrooms... all stacked above each other... the way I read the code I can install one stack/vent and if I stay within the "critical distance" I can drain everything into this stack/vent without vents on every fixture. I have stayed within 5' (horizontal) of the stack/vent, am using 2" PVC on all drains and the stack/vent is 4" and goes from the slab in the basement, where there is a bathroom, to the first floor which has a bath, kitchen and laundry, to the loft that has a bath only. The kitchen sink and one shower on the first floor are the only two fixtures that are further then the critical distance from the stack/vent and they will be vented with the one way vents (Duron?? Maybe is the name) . All pvc is sloped 1/4" per foot to the stack/vent.
I am being told by a plumber that I have to have a separate vent for each fixture between the trap and the stack?? HELP! I can go back in and install the vents but it was a puzzle to get the system together in the first place and I am crunched for time at this point.
If you can please fill me in I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
ballencd
I am building a new house by myself... i.e. no contractors due to cost... I have three levels of bathrooms... all stacked above each other... the way I read the code I can install one stack/vent and if I stay within the "critical distance" I can drain everything into this stack/vent without vents on every fixture. I have stayed within 5' (horizontal) of the stack/vent, am using 2" PVC on all drains and the stack/vent is 4" and goes from the slab in the basement, where there is a bathroom, to the first floor which has a bath, kitchen and laundry, to the loft that has a bath only. The kitchen sink and one shower on the first floor are the only two fixtures that are further then the critical distance from the stack/vent and they will be vented with the one way vents (Duron?? Maybe is the name) . All pvc is sloped 1/4" per foot to the stack/vent.
I am being told by a plumber that I have to have a separate vent for each fixture between the trap and the stack?? HELP! I can go back in and install the vents but it was a puzzle to get the system together in the first place and I am crunched for time at this point.
If you can please fill me in I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
ballencd