Floor drain sharing trap with rain water collection
#1
06-28-16, 10:30 PM
Floor drain sharing trap with rain water collection
Where I live, downspouts must be connected into the sewer. I am replacing old cast iron pipes with pvc and wanted to know if I can have my basement floor drain share the same trap as my downspout. The old cast iron setup was this way, but it was also installed 100 years ago. I'm sure code has changed.
The positive of this is the trap will always have water in it. The negative I see is that if the trap gets clogged, the rain water will back up out the floor drain.
Are they allowed to share?
Thanks
The positive of this is the trap will always have water in it. The negative I see is that if the trap gets clogged, the rain water will back up out the floor drain.
Are they allowed to share?
Thanks
#2
06-28-16, 10:48 PM
Group Moderator
Where I live, downspouts must be connected into the sewer.
The negative I see is that if the trap gets clogged, the rain water will back up out the floor drain.
#3
07-06-16, 07:19 PM
Where I live, downspouts must be connected into the sewer.
#4
07-10-16, 06:37 AM
In most cases a floor drain must be connected to the sanitary sewer but often no one will notice if it just lets the water soak into the ground below or is connected to something else such as a dry well for gutter water.
The floor drain may be equipped with a check valve to prevent backing up.
The floor drain may be equipped with a check valve to prevent backing up.
