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Basement Bathroom Vent Through Exterior Wall?

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#1 ·
Plumbing/code experts-

I am looking to redo the bathroom in my basement. Currently 3 drains exist (toilet, shower, and sink) and none are tied into a vent stack. They are close to the main 4" sewer line (within 5"), but the closest 3" stack is approx 15' away along the side of a different wall. I'd like to properly vent the 3 fixtures and was curious if I could tie the vents for those fixtures into one and punch it out the side of my exterior wall, above grade (similar to a sump pump discharge), and finish it off with a nice looking cover. Is this acceptable? Reason is that there is no space above this general area to run a new vent to the attic. It makes sense to me, just don't know if it's legal...

If it's not legal, then am I allowed an unlimited horizontal run of vent pipe to reach one of the existing stacks?

Thanks for the advice...
 
#2 ·
I don't know the answer but I would hazard a guess that no, you cannot run the vent out a wall. But that is just a guess. So let's wait for the experts.

I will be in a similar situation when we finish our basement so I'm curious to the correct code?
 
#4 ·
Im an amateur and I've never seen vents through walls, just roofs. I've seen exhaust vents through walls, but not drain vents.

I'm going to say no, because the gas coming out of that pipe is flammable and could get into your windows and doors! Plus, you shouldn't put a cover on the vent. It needs to be open or it defeats the purpose.
 
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