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alpinejohnson (AL)
We are renovating an old house and are putting a bathroom upstairs where a small one was before. I am very uncomfortable with the plumbing job. In particular, the toilet drain runs a couple of feet, then takes a 90 degree turn and actually goes up about four inches over six feet of run before going down vertically in the old drain line. Is this common practice? Should I get a new plumber?
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m & m (MD)
Are you measuring the slope with a level or off nearby joists with a tape measure? On old houses with settling framing it can be that the joists are out of level by that much so the only accurate method would be with a level.
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alpinejohnson (AL)
originally the measurement was by "eyeball", so I measured with a level. The slope is about one inch per foot "uphill". I am very uncomfortable with this.
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m & m (MD)
You should be. I'd transfer your discomfort to the installing plumber.
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packy (MA)
it must all come out and be installed correctly. there is nothing that will make water flow uphill by gravity.
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Sylvan (NY)
This is why people must ask to see the master plumbers license and make sure the person doing the actual job is also licensed by having formal training such as a journeyman's card
Many unscrupulous contractors may have a plumbing license but will try to beat licensing laws by sending over a "tech" which means the tech has no formal training in plumbing.
These types of jobs should be filed and inspected
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