installin a upstairs bathroom
#1
05-06-13, 06:19 AM
installin a upstairs bathroom
Im finishing a upstairs in a modular home and i want to put a bathroom directly above a bathroom thats downstairs. there is a 3" pipe that comes from the downstairs bathroom and vents out the roof. I want to connect the bathroom upstairs to that existing 3" pipe. I have a couple plumbers look at it and some say yeah you can no problem then some say you can but i wouldnt and then some say no. what do yall think. I know my code may or may not allow it but want to know the feeling of everyone. thanks
#2
05-06-13, 06:46 AM
Banned. Rule And/Or Policy Violation
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 4,294
Received 0 Votes
on
0 Posts
#3
05-06-13, 06:55 AM
Member
Are you planning to add another vent, or tie into the existing vent with a tee (branch going to new bathroom, straight section going straight up to a vent)?
I'm no pro, but this idea I described could cause issues if the two bathrooms are being used at the same time.
I'm no pro, but this idea I described could cause issues if the two bathrooms are being used at the same time.
#4
05-06-13, 08:14 AM
No you cant tie in directly at floor level. You must tie in below all 1st floor bath vents.
Like this. And it means you need to run a seperate 3" line down to the basement or crawl.
[IMG]
[/IMG]
Like this. And it means you need to run a seperate 3" line down to the basement or crawl.
[IMG]
[/IMG]
#5
05-06-13, 09:06 PM
Mike (Lawrosa) hit it dead on. The 3" vent is being used for the bathroom and probably your whole house vent. Per most (all?) plumbing codes, you can't use that vent for another bathroom.
The layout of course has to be adapted to your bathroom, and only change I'd suggest is that the vent from your new bathroom I believe needs to be 2" (minimum required for a toilet, regardless of DFUs).
The layout of course has to be adapted to your bathroom, and only change I'd suggest is that the vent from your new bathroom I believe needs to be 2" (minimum required for a toilet, regardless of DFUs).
