If im adding another bathroom on the second floor and installing just a shower. do i need to install a trap in
Question:the pipes to keep the fumes from the sewer from rising without having a vent or do i need a vent installed into the wall also
Answers:
You need a proper trap installed between the shower drain and the main waste stack.
You need a vent to make sure all of the water does not get sucked out of the trap.
In some cases, the waste line from a shower may be able to act as its own vent, if it is close enough to the main stack and large enough.
You need both a trap and vent for every plumbing fixture.
Yes your shower MUST have a trap, and most USA local codes also require you to have a VENT to the sink AND the shower. DUDE, it would get so funky up there, you'd be kicking yourself to no end!
You need a vent for better flow of water and you also need a trap. Every drain needs a trap except for the toilet. It has it's own. If you don't install a vent you will have very slow drainage.
No. They sewage pipe is way way below the house. You should have a huge pipeline connecting to all drains to the sewage.
yes or the sewer gasses will have a direct exit to your shower
you need a trap wherever you have a sink, or shower. also you need a vent in the wall it does not have to go through the ceiling just make sure you cap the vent.
gotta have a p-trap....
lic. gen. contractor
Yes, EVERY drain should have a P-trap. Immediately after the P-trap the drain line should be connected to a vent line. You can connect to an existing vent line but never connect a vent line to a waste line.
More Related Questions & Answers...