tub drain maximum distance

08-18-2006, 09:36 PM	#1
redline Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,083	tub drain maximum distance What is the maximum distance the bathroom tube drain can be from the 4" main sewer stack? If a 2" drain line is used? If a 1-1/2" drain line is used?

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08-18-2006, 11:25 PM	#2
Ron The Plumber Journeyman Plumber     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 1,994	tub drain maximum distance Unlimited providing there is 1/4" per foot of grade for both sizes.

08-19-2006, 08:47 AM	#3
redline Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,083	tub drain maximum distance Thanks for settling a difference of opinion. A friend believed that the drain line could not be any longer then 5 feet. I tried to tell him it would be fine as long as the 1/4" was maintained. He wants to locate the whirlpool in a different location. About 2 feet away from the current one.

08-19-2006, 09:20 AM	#4
Ron The Plumber Journeyman Plumber     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 1,994	tub drain maximum distance Now if your talking distance to vent then there is a difference. Is this might be what he was asking?