That's exactly what ends up happening, water collects and sits. Not enough water to clog the vent and prevent air from getting through. 1" of a 2" abs pipe is filled with water due to the ever so gradual slope. I can remove that water one-time with a wet vac but you are correct, condensation and rain and what not might fill the pipe up again. I'm not asking if this is bad. I know it's bad. I'm asking what are the implications??? What is the worst that can happen and what is probably going to happen?Not quite sure if I follow. The vent can slope up and then slope down on its way to a vertical vent. It can't do the opposite where water could collect and sit. Any water (from condensation, etc.) has to be able to drain back to the fixture being vented.
vent will not do its job...fixtures will not drain right... vents are that they transfer air thru system.....not suppose to see water.. unless its a wet vent...but even then no standing waterThat's exactly what ends up happening, water collects and sits. Not enough water to clog the vent and prevent air from getting through. 1" of a 2" abs pipe is filled with water due to the ever so gradual slope. I can remove that water one-time with a wet vac but you are correct, condensation and rain and what not might fill the pipe up again. I'm not asking if this is bad. I know it's bad. I'm asking what are the implications??? What is the worst that can happen and what is probably going to happen?
This pipe was doubling as a dry vent and wet drain. I have since found a work around connection and will no longer use it as a wet drain. That's the easy part. The difficult part is to figure out if this pipe is salvageable to use as a dry vent. I can suck the standing water out with a wet vac but I'm worried that condensation and rain will bring the water back slowly over time.vent will not do its job...fixtures will not drain right... vents are that they transfer air thru system.....not suppose to see water.. unless its a wet vent...but even then no standing water
By the way it worked fine as a wet drain. The only issue was that 1" of standing water remained in the 2" abs pipe.This pipe was doubling as a dry vent and wet drain.
Sure. Here is how the place looks from the outside...Can you get a picture? Maybe someone can pipe in with a solution.
I don't think so. Not by any version of the UPC i've ever read anyway.The vent can slope up and then slope down on its way to a vertical vent. It can't do the opposite where water could collect and sit. Any water (from condensation, etc.) has to be able to drain back to the fixture being vented.
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You are 100% correct there. Furthermore, anything that gets dropped down there by animals and/or wind (READ : Pine needles/leaves) will not be able to be flushed out by rainwater. Eventually it will clog completely.I can suck the standing water out with a wet vac but I'm worried that condensation and rain will bring the water back slowly over time.
