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Author:
amigo (CO)
Hi everybody,
I am a very frustrated pet groomer that has dealt with various plumbing problems over the last 14 years. Any ideas, advice, clarification of "code" would be so much appreciated.
I just opened a grooming salon in an 8,000 sq ft vet hospital that underwent $1,000,000 renovation. My salon has state of the art equipment, including a stainless steel tub with a removable hair trap. About 90 days after opening, a terrible smell came from a storage room next to the bathing room. I found a built in hair-trap, about 18"deep, 16" square with decomposing hair. None of the construction guys ever told me about this! I have worked in 6 different grooming salons and have never seen this type of arrangement. To be sure, there were problems keeping the drains clear, and the best arrangement ever was when the tub was plumbed directly to the sewer. Yes, there were "burps" occasionally, but nothing as rotten as this "pet cesspool" that now needs to be cleaned on a regular basis. I simply cannot understand why anyone would create a smelly problem in the middle of a clerical work space.
Is there any remedy to this problem, or am I stuck with this? Is there anyone I can appeal to?
Extremely disgusted and frustrated in Colorado,
Amigo
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Author:
hj
The remedy would be to remove it, but whether it is a local code requirement would determine whether you CAN do it. It is similar to restaurant grease interceptors. They are also "nasty" things to keep clean, but the city requires them. WHERE they are installed, howver, determines how objectionable the cleaning process is.
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Author:
Wheelchair
Are you sharing in ownership or leasing space from the Vet, in the 8000 Ft building? Was the underground interceptor installed during the million dollar rehab? There should be information on the interceptor with the owner of the building. It is very obvious that the strainer basket in your stainless steel tub is not capturing all of the animal hair as it is going down stream and settling in the interceptor.... as it should.
Check out a product called THRIFTY. It is a salt like or chrystalized product that when mixed with boiling water dissolves hair.
Best Wishes
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Author:
jblanche (WI)
Check with a local plumbing contractor or code officials to determine whether it is a requirement. Sometimes this info is online but you have to wade through the other stuff you don't care about.
If it's required, I can guess how it went:
"This thing is required by code. Where do you want us to put it?"
"Well, can you put it in the same room?"
"Sure. But then we'll need a change order to re-do the piping."
"We're already over budget. Where is the cheapest place to put it?"
"Well, probably in this room next door."
"OK, I guess that's where it's going."
If it is not required but was specified by the owner, contractor or architect/engineer, one of them should be able to tell you the why and how.
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Links to the State of Wisconsin Plumbing Code:
[dsps.wi.gov]
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I am not a plumber.
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Author:
hj
If it were in one city in this area, the discussion would probably go like this.
Do I need it?
Yes!
Where can I put it
Outside in the driveway. You probably want to put it there anyway because we will require a 750 gallon interceptor which is the size of a septic tank. Let us know when you install it so we can do the inspection of the installation.
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