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    azdoityourselfer Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    May 26, 2010, 07:32 AM
    Sewer line turning corner at a 90
    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
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    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
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    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.
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    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

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