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wmitchell (MN)
The home, that we just moved into, is a house in which the second floor has been remodeled with two new bathrooms.
In the basement I can see a wide PVC pipe coming down and am sure this must be the drain pipe for the two bathrooms on the second floor as it dives into the basement floor foundation next to a capped pipe. Around the capped pipe and the pvc going into the floor it is obvious that the foundation was re-cemented recently. My thoughts are that this work is all from when they installed the bathrooms (and laundry) on the second floor.
My question: in the basement ceiling, adjacent to the wide supposed drain pipe, is a smaller PVC pipe that is open ended. I would not be asking any question if it weren't for the "human waste" smell in this area of the basement. Could this be the venting pipe for the plumbing in the new bathrooms? And shouldn't have the venting gone up and out the roof? Or even out the basement wall to the outside? And is it common to have the venting pipe into a basement? Interestingly enough when the central air furnace runs the smell is less evident or gone completely.
Thank you for your help ahead of time.
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steve (CA)
That open pipe might be a "future vent", so if additional plumbing fixtures were to be added in the basement, the vent for them is in place. That pipe should be capped off.
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Author:
Wheelchair (IL)
Are you renting or leasing? Did you actually purchase the building?
Best Wishes
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