Need a PLUMBERS advice please

riSo I am redoing my grow room, been jerry rigging for over a year now, so its time to do it right. Anyways, I would like to put in a utility sink, and I have a couple questions about the rough plumbing already in place in my basement...

In the picture, I am wondering if I can put a sink on the left side, and then tie the drain into "A". I know " B" is for the toilet, but I wasnt sure if "C" was for a shower or if this is where a sink HAS to go. Can a plumber please tell me if I can tie into the Drain / vent at "A". Thanks!

C is for a bathtub/shower. The room looks like it was going to be a tight quarters bathroom at one time. Leave "B" alone and make sure anything you do, has a "pea" trap in it so the vapors do not come back into the space.

Peace

Asmallvoice

Looks like A is set up for a sink. You can use either A or C. C will be set up for a shower and should have a P-trap in the concrete. A will have to be fitted with a P-trap before your sink install. JAS

right on guys, thanks!

if you dont want to install a Crapper, or "P" trap to prevent vapour infiltration, you can use one of these to seal it semi-permanently:

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get the right size (looks like a 5" drain) push it in firmly, and turn the screw till it's tight.

that way you wont have a big ass device sticking out of the floor

Use "A" as a drain for your sink, as said above a P trap is required to stop sewer gases from escaping back into the room.

It looks like your basement was roughed out (DWV wise) for a bathroom already

Yes drain A look like it will be fine for a slop sink but I cant tell the height off the floor from the picture

1 more possible issue - Where is the waste going ?? is it tyed directly into your main waste line ?? or do you have a sewage edjector pit/pump ??

If you have a edjector pump is that then tyed into your sewage main ?? and is the electric their ?? If so test it out first to make sure it works and does not leak


From what I see it looks like everything is caped off , but if you dont plan on instaling a toliet , I would cut the toliet pipe riser off about 1/8" below the concrete line and then put a ruber jim cap on . The riser comming out the ground is only PVC and can break easly when kicked , as it is in the way , When done this way if you ever want to install a toliet down their the pipe will already be pre-cut to glue the flange down to ,but the pipe will not be in the way.

drain 'B' could make a nice floor drain

Looks like the venting may not be up to code for all those fixtures.

LIBERTYCHICKEN said:

drain 'B' could make a nice floor drain

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unless a trap is installed that toilet drain will turn your basement into a chamber of horrors.

toilet drains (like that one) are a direct line, as the trap is part of the commode. if you just put a grate over it and use it as a drain the stench will be intolerable, and should there be trouble in your sewr line, it could turn into a most unpleasant geyser.


an Old Filthful if you understand my meaning.

peanuts and corn EVERYWHERE.

Yes their shuld be a trap for a floor drain on a septic line but that is simple to install with a hand full of fittings and some cement, Most modern floor drains even have either trap primers to help the trap from drying out or a modifyed check valve with a floating ball to block the line when the trap dryes out

Im actually a licensed and insured plumber in lower NY
and a licensed waste water treatment plant operator
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SH*T is by bread and butter

Dr Kynes said:

unless a trap is installed that toilet drain will turn your basement into a chamber of horrors.

toilet drains (like that one) are a direct line, as the trap is part of the commode. if you just put a grate over it and use it as a drain the stench will be intolerable, and should there be trouble in your sewr line, it could turn into a most unpleasant geyser.










an Old Filthful if you understand my meaning.

peanuts and corn EVERYWHERE.

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A trap on the line is no quarante of not having a geyser

Most houses have a house trap , can commonly be problems
If the house trap has a blockage , all the waste will come out the path of least restiance weither thats a traped floor drain , slop sink, fresh air vent, or first floor tub


Ever see what happens when a pressure sewer main gets a blockage ??? ............ - If you have these in your area I recomend a check valve on your main septic line

LIBERTYCHICKEN said:

SH*T is by bread and butter

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on second thought, i'll skip breakfast bro...