When drains and soil pipes run to a well instead of county sewage plants would the venting system be any different.I mean, would the well vent the drains illiminating the need for vents? Would the well be considered the main stack and install the venting the usual way?

"When drains and soil pipes run to a well instead of county sewage plants would the venting system be any different.I mean, would the well vent the drains illiminating the need for vents? Would the well be considered the main stack and install the venting the usual way? ".

Not sure what you mean by "well" but I surely hope you mean something else-Septic system perhaps? If you mean septic, there is no difference in venting to city or septic. All plumbing in the house must be properly vented. Your local plumbing code should address this. Where are you located?

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Originally Posted by ma0641

"When drains and soil pipes run to a well instead of county sewage plants would the venting system be any different.I mean, would the well vent the drains illiminating the need for vents? Would the well be considered the main stack and install the venting the usual way? ".

Not sure what you mean by "well" but I surely hope you mean something else-Septic system perhaps? If you mean septic, there is no difference in venting to city or septic. All plumbing in the house must be properly vented. Your local plumbing code should address this. Where are you located?

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I'm not in the U.S. nor Canada.Some parts of the world still use WELLS as you would a septic tank.I appreciate your response and I think you've answered my question.I thought it might be a silly question but some say no question is silly.

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I'm not in the U.S. nor Canada.Some parts of the world still use WELLS as you would a septic tank.I appreciate your response and I think you've answered my question.I thought it might be a silly question but some say no question is silly.

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Hope your water supply isn't too close! Have never seen anything like this in the US. That said, even if "dumped" in a well, you still need venting of a drain system. Improper draining can suck the traps dry-or do you not have these either?

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Originally Posted by ma0641

Hope your water supply isn't too close! Have never seen anything like this in the US. That said, even if "dumped" in a well, you still need venting of a drain system. Improper draining can suck the traps dry-or do you not have these either?

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I tried to answer twice already and something went wrong. Yes! We do have traps of course and vents too I just have to clarify things for myself if something knocks at my brain.Lets take a hyperthetical situation: If a 1 and a half inch stack-vented drain 5feet long is normally passed without a revent [according to plumbing books] is running to a septic tank or a WELL would it need a revent or could it be considered vented as if it were stack-vented?

Please clarify well. Are we talking about a cesspool or a dry well? Is it a closed tank or a open pit?
Is there a drain field involved? Can you give us more details. Back to you Tom

Answer is: No. Vents are required at each plumbing fixture within the footprint of the house. Once sewer pips reach outside, it doesn't matter whether your sewer goes to the City Sewer system of to a "well" ( I assume the "well" you are talking about is a septic or cesspool system). It functions w/o additional vents. Hope that helps. Back to you. Milo

The well is another word for a septic tank and it is closed,but has a man hole with a cover that can be removed if necessary.So,you're saying that all venting rules apply the same way as if the drainage was connected to a county's sewage plant.That is what I want to be confident about. Thank you for your response.

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Please clarify well. Are we talking about a cesspool or a dry well? Is it a closed tank or a open pit?
Is there a drain field involved? Can you give us more details. Back to you Tom

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It is a closed tank like a septic tank.

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It is a closed tank like a septic tank.

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Do you get it pumped out periodically?

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It is a closed tank like a septic tank.

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Yes, it is.

Yes Frankie, everyone here is saying that "all venting rules apply the same way as if the drainage was connected to a county's sewage plant".

Hope that finally finalizes this question for you... ;)

Mark

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Do you get it pumped out periodically?

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Yes,it is pumped periodically.

Is there a drain field involved? Let me know. Tom