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Venting basement plumbing via radon exhaust 46erjoe 08-15-2006
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Posted by 46erjoe on August 15, 2006, 2:20 pm
I'll bet this has never been asked here before!

I'm installing a bathroom in my basement. The effluent plumbing of
course has to be vented to the outside. The current venting is way on
the other end of the basement. Instead of tapping in there, would it
be okay (code?) to simply run a vent pipe to my constantly running
radon exhaust pipe which is just a few feet away? After all, it vents
on the roof just like the plumbing vent.

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Posted by EXT on August 15, 2006, 4:34 pm
It will not meet code, but you may be able to follow the radon vent through
the structure to get your plumbing vent up through the roof with minimum
cutting and difficulty.

> I'll bet this has never been asked here before!
>
> I'm installing a bathroom in my basement. The effluent plumbing of
> course has to be vented to the outside. The current venting is way on
> the other end of the basement. Instead of tapping in there, would it
> be okay (code?) to simply run a vent pipe to my constantly running
> radon exhaust pipe which is just a few feet away? After all, it vents
> on the roof just like the plumbing vent.



Posted by on August 15, 2006, 4:50 pm

46erjoe wrote:
> I'll bet this has never been asked here before!
>
> I'm installing a bathroom in my basement. The effluent plumbing of
> course has to be vented to the outside. The current venting is way on
> the other end of the basement. Instead of tapping in there, would it
> be okay (code?) to simply run a vent pipe to my constantly running
> radon exhaust pipe which is just a few feet away? After all, it vents
> on the roof just like the plumbing vent.

If the vent is before the fan/motor in the radon pipe, you'll be
stopping the 'sucking' from under the slab (bad- radon system will no
longer be working).

If the vent is after the fan, the fan will be (potentailly) pumping air
into your plumbing.

D


Posted by 46erjoe on August 16, 2006, 10:57 am
On 15 Aug 2006 13:50:00 -0700, spamTHISbrp@yahoo.com wrotF:

>
>46erjoe wrote:
>> I'll bet this has never been asked here before!
>>
>> I'm installing a bathroom in my basement. The effluent plumbing of
>> course has to be vented to the outside. The current venting is way on
>> the other end of the basement. Instead of tapping in there, would it
>> be okay (code?) to simply run a vent pipe to my constantly running
>> radon exhaust pipe which is just a few feet away? After all, it vents
>> on the roof just like the plumbing vent.
>
>If the vent is before the fan/motor in the radon pipe, you'll be
>stopping the 'sucking' from under the slab (bad- radon system will no
>longer be working).
>
>If the vent is after the fan, the fan will be (potentailly) pumping air
>into your plumbing.
>
>D


Now why didn't I think of that? Duh.
Thanks.

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