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Posted by on August 2, 2006, 3:35 pm
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jmengel/www/furnace_drain.jpg
The above pic is a sketch of my situation. We are trying to sell our
house and the inspector recommended that the above drain scheme was
inadequate. We have had no problems, and the previous inspector (when
we bought to house) did not cite this as a problem. So what can I do
to fix this? My understanding is that the open trap in the crawl space
is the major issue. The Tee off of the PVC furnace vent is a barbed
hose connection that currently just drips into an open copper tube that
slips into the S trap in the crawl. My proposal to fix this is to
replace the copper with PVC that will be solvent welded to the S trap,
and reduced and sealed to the barbed Tee off of the furnace vent. The
top cleanout on the drain tee will also be capped. Thus the S trap
will not vent into the crawl, and will rather vent into the furnace
vent if needed. See the link below for my proposed fix.
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jmengel/www/furnace_drain_solve.jpg
Thanks for your help!
-Jon
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Posted by on August 2, 2006, 3:46 pm
After some more thought, I believe that the following is more
appropriate, and easier. Instead of running the trap to the PVC
Furnace vent, simple extend the trap through the floor and add a floor
drain to the top, letting the condensate drip into the floor drain.
What do you all think?
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jmengel/www/furnace_drain_solve2.jpg
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Posted by Victor H Plank on August 2, 2006, 5:00 pm
> After some more thought, I believe that the following is more
> appropriate, and easier. Instead of running the trap to the PVC
> Furnace vent, simple extend the trap through the floor and add a floor
> drain to the top, letting the condensate drip into the floor drain.
> What do you all think?
Jon:
Why not ask the inspector (who is probably clueless) what he wants done to
pass his inspection?
My personal solution would be to add a condensate pump and pump the
condensate outside the house to a rain water conductor.
Vic Plank
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Posted by on August 2, 2006, 10:34 pm
jonathan.engel@gmail.com wrote:
>After some more thought, I believe that the following is more
>appropriate, and easier. Instead of running the trap to the PVC
>Furnace vent, simple extend the trap through the floor and add a floor
>drain to the top, letting the condensate drip into the floor drain.
>What do you all think?
>https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jmengel/www/furnace_drain_solve2.jpg
Building codes are regularily changed and updated every few years.
What was once acceptable may no longer be.
In my state, the code stipulates one of three places for condensate
drainage: 1) the tail piece of a sink, 2) a roof or floor sink, or 3)
a dry well.
What do you think will happen when the water dries up in the trap that
is connected to your sewer line?? Sewer gas in the furnace room.
Yummy.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 4, 2006, 5:30 am
I think
1) Ask the home inspector, and do what he says
2) you have too much time on your hands
3) Really great computer illustration. Wish I could do that.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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After some more thought, I believe that the following is more
appropriate, and easier. Instead of running the trap to the PVC
Furnace vent, simple extend the trap through the floor and add a floor
drain to the top, letting the condensate drip into the floor drain.
What do you all think?
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jmengel/www/furnace_drain_solve2.jpg
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> appropriate, and easier. Instead of running the trap to the PVC
> Furnace vent, simple extend the trap through the floor and add a floor
> drain to the top, letting the condensate drip into the floor drain.
> What do you all think?