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Angle of the septic Line, 90 or 45? Scott Townsend 08-25-2006
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Posted by jim on August 25, 2006, 10:41 pm
Spoken like a plumber who knows s--- flows down hill then your brain
should be on the floor the site you talk about is dicussing street
sewers oboy 45 45 is the way to go 30 yrs plumbing I think I know, if
you think that angle is a joke then do it Yellowbird does,nt know what
he is talking about trust me.
yellowbirddog@hotmail.com wrote:
> > >> Seems like the 45/45 is the way to go, but I don't want my liquids to run
> > >> away from my solids. In keeping with the theory of a multi story house.
> > >> its
> > >> all 90/90 to get from floor to floor.
> > >>
> > >> So what should I do??
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Scott<-
> > >
>
> There is such a thing as minimum slopes for sewage lines, but not a
> maximum slope. The more slope, the better. The liquids running away
> from solids and causing clogs theory is a myth. High flow velocity is
> good. See this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/kz2gj


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Posted by Scott Townsend on August 26, 2006, 4:01 pm
So what should I do Jim?

Thanks,
Scott<-
> Spoken like a plumber who knows s--- flows down hill then your brain
> should be on the floor the site you talk about is dicussing street
> sewers oboy 45 45 is the way to go 30 yrs plumbing I think I know, if
> you think that angle is a joke then do it Yellowbird does,nt know what
> he is talking about trust me.
> yellowbirddog@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > >> Seems like the 45/45 is the way to go, but I don't want my liquids
>> > >> to run
>> > >> away from my solids. In keeping with the theory of a multi story
>> > >> house.
>> > >> its
>> > >> all 90/90 to get from floor to floor.
>> > >>
>> > >> So what should I do??
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks,
>> > >> Scott<-
>> > >
>>
>> There is such a thing as minimum slopes for sewage lines, but not a
>> maximum slope. The more slope, the better. The liquids running away
>> from solids and causing clogs theory is a myth. High flow velocity is
>> good. See this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/kz2gj
>



Posted by on August 26, 2006, 8:58 pm

jim wrote:
> Spoken like a plumber who knows s--- flows down hill then your brain
> should be on the floor the site you talk about is dicussing street
> sewers oboy 45 45 is the way to go 30 yrs plumbing I think I know, if
> you think that angle is a joke then do it Yellowbird does,nt know what
> he is talking about trust me.

Jim, kindly re-read my post. 45-45 is what I was advocating since I
explained that the OP doesn't need to worry about a 45 slope leaving
solids behind and causing clogs.


Posted by jim on August 27, 2006, 3:53 pm
The minium is 1/2 inch per foot leaving the house to the tank or street
you should never have more than 1 inch per foot or the solids will be
left behind in the pipe. If you are putting elbows in the stack they
have to be 45s with no more than 2 in the length of the stack,never put
any from the bottom of the stack to the street or tank. My apologies
Yellowbird for being very rude a dram to many no excuse sorry
yellowbirddog@hotmail.com wrote:
> jim wrote:
> > Spoken like a plumber who knows s--- flows down hill then your brain
> > should be on the floor the site you talk about is dicussing street
> > sewers oboy 45 45 is the way to go 30 yrs plumbing I think I know, if
> > you think that angle is a joke then do it Yellowbird does,nt know what
> > he is talking about trust me.
>
> Jim, kindly re-read my post. 45-45 is what I was advocating since I
> explained that the OP doesn't need to worry about a 45 slope leaving
> solids behind and causing clogs.


Posted by on August 27, 2006, 6:56 pm

jim wrote:
> The minium is 1/2 inch per foot leaving the house to the tank or street

Jim, just out of curiosity: Have you ever run across a situation where
clogs were occurring due to excessive slope? I ask this because there
are those in sewer maintence that have said that excessive slope has
never been a problem with causing clogs. And the study I cited noted
that sediment is less likely to form with increased slope.

In common household sewage lines, you often have lines going from
horizontal to vertical, which would cause the liquids to drop away
pretty quickly, if anything would, but yet solids collecting in the
region before the vertical drop and causing clogs doesn't seem to be an
issue.


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