View Full Version : Should a shower be vented before or after the P trap?
 
 Gavin1223
Mar 9, 2010, 12:49 PM
The shower is in my basement & The drain goes to a tank in the slab for up-flush..
 Milo Dolezal
Mar 9, 2010, 03:36 PM
Shower should be vented after P-Trap. In other words, water enters P-Trap first then flows pass the vent.
 afaroo
Mar 9, 2010, 05:17 PM
Yes Milo is correct vent is after the P-Trap see the attachment for vent lay out, Thanks.
 
John
 speedball1
Mar 10, 2010, 06:42 AM
Both experts are correct.  The vent runs after the trap.  However, there.s another way that doesn't involve running a vent off the shower as depicted in the image john put up.  We wet vent , (see image ) our showers in my area.  This reduces the number of bathroom roof vents from three to one.   Your choice.  Tom