Another vent question

01-22-2013, 12:04 AM	#1
mikem201 Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	Another vent question if a fixture is too far from the stack I know that it needs its own vent. For example if I have a 2 inch drain from a shower and since I need to revent it can I use a WYE fitting and run the vent from the top of the WYE then up and over to the stack?

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01-22-2013, 08:22 AM	#2
Javiles Master Plumber     Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami Florida Posts: 899	Another vent question post your location. depending on your code, different locations different code __________________ Experience is Knowing what to do next, Skill is knowing how to do it To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-22-2013, 09:16 AM	#3
mikem201 Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	Another vent question code has nothing to do with what im asking.

01-22-2013, 10:03 AM	#4
Alan Doing it myself     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Crescent City, CA Posts: 3,420	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 code has nothing to do with what im asking. Uhhhhhh Pretty sure it does. If it doesn't, then why even bother venting it? __________________ Journeyman Plumber

01-22-2013, 10:39 AM	#5
DannyT Member   Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Groveport, Ohio Posts: 1,577	Another vent question we used to use a san tee on its back for venting like that. inspectors approved of it. it had to be vertical or at most or least on a 45 degree angle.

01-22-2013, 11:01 AM	#6
TheEplumber call me E     Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,859	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 code has nothing to do with what im asking. How did you determine your trap is too far away? Did you just decide on a random length? Of course code has something to do with it __________________ When posting in forums, letting us know your location will help others give better feedback/advice/solutions to your questions

01-22-2013, 12:38 PM	#7
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,092	Another vent question like this? Attached Images

01-22-2013, 01:49 PM	#8
mikem201 Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	Another vent question yes like that. That WYE pointing up should be used to vent that fixture, right? I have been told many time that san tee's should not placed on their sides.

01-22-2013, 09:48 PM	#9
Alan Doing it myself     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Crescent City, CA Posts: 3,420	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 I have been told many time that san tee's should not placed on their sides. That depends on what it's being used for. The rules about this fitting and what it can be used for can be found in a CODE book. __________________ Journeyman Plumber

01-22-2013, 10:47 PM	#10
Javiles Master Plumber     Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami Florida Posts: 899	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 code has nothing to do with what im asking. WOW I've been doing it all wrong for the last 35 years i knew i shouldn't have bothered worrying about all that code stuff been complicating my life worrying about a stupid code... __________________ Experience is Knowing what to do next, Skill is knowing how to do it To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2013, 06:35 AM	#11
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,092	Another vent question San T vs. Wye & 1/8 Attached Images

01-23-2013, 09:25 AM	#12
mikem201 Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	Another vent question The picture you sent me previously with the WYE used for draining and venting at the top is the WYE positioned right though? Looks like its venting the toilet?

01-23-2013, 09:53 AM	#13
Alan Doing it myself     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Crescent City, CA Posts: 3,420	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 The picture you sent me previously with the WYE used for draining and venting at the top is the WYE positioned right though? Looks like its venting the toilet? Right according to...... ? __________________ Journeyman Plumber

01-23-2013, 09:58 AM	#14
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,092	Another vent question Quote: Originally Posted by mikem201 The picture you sent me previously with the WYE used for draining and venting at the top is the WYE positioned right though? Looks like its venting the toilet? Fitting "A" looks like a 3x3x2 Wye and it is being used as the toilet vent. What is the problem you see with that?? Attached Images

01-23-2013, 09:59 AM	#15
jagans Roofmaster   Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,714	Another vent question Hey Allen, How come the Uniform Plumbing Code is anything but Uniform? Why dont they call it the Variable Plumbing Code? or the It depends on the whim of your Inspector, code? Does poop have a mind of its own, and it acts differently in different places? Yes this is a rhetorical question. __________________ " A lot of men build things, and a lot of things fall down "