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Jsapp (KY)
I live in an older home, built in the 1930's. There are two floor drains in the basement. One I use to run my washer drain to which has standing water in it and the other is at a lowest point in the basement and has no water standing in it. I had a plumber come over and he thought the two were connected which is clearly not true Bc of the shown standing water. However, I would like to run a faucet and shower drain into the non washer drain. Since these are not sewage waste would I need to have them closed off into the drain? I'm not familiar with what the codes are but I didn't know if I could run non pressurized PVC drains from the shower and faucet into the floor drain.
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KCRoto (MO)
"I live in an older home, built in the 1930's. There are two floor drains in the basement. One I use to run my washer drain to which has standing water in it and the other is at a lowest point in the basement and has no water standing in it. I had a plumber come over and he thought the two were connected which is clearly not true Bc of the shown standing water."
-The drains should always contain water in the trap. They should both connect to the sanitary sewer. They may be run together on the same line, and commonly have the kitchen sink attached to at least one of the two. It is possible that your drain that is taking the washer water isn't working properly if it has more water than it should.
" However, I would like to run a faucet and shower drain into the non washer drain. Since these are not sewage waste would I need to have them closed off into the drain? I'm not familiar with what the codes are but I didn't know if I could run non pressurized PVC drains from the shower and faucet into the floor drain."
-You can run them to the floor drain and it would be an indirect waste as they wouldn't be connected directly and it might work fine, it might not. THe drain may not work now, it could be clogged, or it may be just fine. We aren't there to diagnose. You don't want to run a drain pipe directly into the trap of a floor drain. It would double trap the line, and it would prevent the drain from doing its job, which is to catch surface water in the basement and move it to the drainage system. I am guessing that the plumber told you that you shouldn't, and he is correct. Since he was on site and could analyze the configuration of the drains, stacks, and clean outs.. he has a much better idea than anyone here about what drains where in your house; you should listen to what he is telling you. In most cases, you would be in better off doing it any other way than what you are suggesting.
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hj (AZ)
quote; You don't want to run a drain pipe directly into the trap of a floor drain. It would double trap the line,
That would have nothing to do with creating a "double trap". As for the rest of the question, it is impossible for US to answer because we would have to be there to do a diagnosis. However, IF this is a drain and it does not have a trap then you could not use it for a shower.
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