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dargento · Jan 18, 2011, 09:35 AM

I am remodeling my kitchen. When it came to rehooking up my vent pipe the guy told me he could just cap it instead of rehooking it up. Is this OK to do?

hkstroud · Jan 18, 2011, 09:43 AM

Assuming you are speaking of the sink plumbing vent, let me ask this question.
If it could be capped why would it be there in the first place?

ballengerb1 · Jan 18, 2011, 09:43 AM

No not at all. You need a vent if you have a drain and trap, this guy should not be working on plumbing, who the heck is he? If there is no possibility of reconnecting to the old vent you could try a Studor or AAV but they are not allowed by all codes

dargento · Jan 18, 2011, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by dargento

I am remodeling my kitchen. When it came to rehooking up my vent pipe the guy told me he could just cap it instead of rehooking it up. Is this ok to do?

ballengerb1 · Jan 18, 2011, 09:56 AM

Yes and you were going to say...

dargento · Jan 18, 2011, 07:57 PM

This vent pipe is next to my sink and when he cut it off I could hear the totlets flush . When I said something about it he opened the wall and put duck tape on it and said I didn't need it cause I had other vent pipes that went threw the roof.

ballengerb1 · Jan 18, 2011, 08:03 PM

He is no plumber I am betting. You may have other vents that revent back together and exit the house but now this sink isn't connected to any of them. Hard to really tell what's happening here but I think I'd get 3 real plumbers to look at what you now have and get their bids and ideas. Cutting a vent should not cause a toilet to flush, I asssume you mean it drained the bowl not the tank, right?

dargento · Jan 18, 2011, 08:04 PM

What should I say to this guy to make him fix this the correct way. I'm a female, he tells me this was for the laundry room I have orther vent pipes that go thre the roof and I don't need this one.

hkstroud · Jan 18, 2011, 08:59 PM

You tell him to put it back like it was. If he can't do it you will have some one else repair it at his expense. Everything he is telling you is wrong, wrong, wrong.

massplumber2008 · Jan 19, 2011, 04:41 AM

HI Dargento...

Every sink MUST have an individual vent... no exceptions here~!

Capping a vent pipe with duct tape just shows you how ridiculous this is as vent pipes are hooked up in such a way that they actually pitch back from the roof. In other words, the vent pipe will eventually leak as rain water (from roof vent) and condensation fall back toward the drain.

Have him rehook it as it was, or if he used a mechanical vent in its place (illegal in most states, as mentioned) then have him cap the vent line with an approved cap... not duct tape!

Good luck!

Mark

ballengerb1 · Jan 19, 2011, 08:49 AM

Here's the rub, I am guessing you are working with a "contractor" who has no permit or license. Folks often do that to save money but now you have a guy who wants to do things out of code. You could call the building inspector for him to take a look but then he'd make you pull a permit and maybe even a fine.

hkstroud · Jan 19, 2011, 04:26 PM

Mark and Bob,

Dargento said

when he cut it off I could hear the totlets flush

I can't imagine cutting a vent pipe (or any other pipe) causing toilets to flush. Can you?

I think dargento should have reasonably knowledgeable person check this out.

massplumber2008 · Jan 19, 2011, 04:57 PM

Hi Harold...

I think Dargento meant that when the contractor cut the vent he could hear the toilets flushing through the vent pipe when someone flushed a toilet... :p:p

hkstroud · Jan 19, 2011, 04:59 PM

Yes, that makes more sense, been bothering me all night.