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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on June 21, 2008, 3:49 pm
I have lived both in Australia and in Taiwan. In both countries,
bathroom floors had drains to avoid serious flooding in the case of
overflows. The bathroom floor drain in Australia even dealt with the
problem of blockage of the regular drains/sewers: the floor drain went
straight out through the wall above the ceiling of the lower story and
had an angled flap to prevent drafts but allowed the water to escape.
Why have I never encountered such in US bathrooms?
Perce
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Posted by on June 21, 2008, 4:06 pm
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>Why have I never encountered such in US bathrooms?
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>Perce
That's an interesting question.
I had a sewer stack freeze years ago, and when the toilet overflowed,
it caused $8,000 in damage to the kitchen below!
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Posted by Moe on June 21, 2008, 4:21 pm
Mitch@_._ wrote:
>> Why have I never encountered such in US bathrooms?
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>> Perce
>
> That's an interesting question.
> I had a sewer stack freeze years ago, and when the toilet overflowed,
> it caused $8,000 in damage to the kitchen below!
And laundry rooms.
My mother's toilet at her house stuck, the sewer line was partially
clogged outside. The floor wound up flooded and I don't know what it
cost the insurance company. I drilled a bunch of small holes in the
top of the cleanout cap so if it happens again it the water will flow
out onto the ground instead of on the floor. I did this years ago on
my rent houses. Much better to have the waste outside on the ground
than on the floor. Broken water lines, clogged pipes, overflows are a
matter of when not if.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 22, 2008, 12:16 am
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>>Why have I never encountered such in US bathrooms?
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>>Perce
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> That's an interesting question.
> I had a sewer stack freeze years ago, and when the toilet overflowed,
> it caused $8,000 in damage to the kitchen below!
But if the sewer stack froze, would not have the drain on the floor be
blocked too?
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Posted by on June 22, 2008, 5:16 pm
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>But if the sewer stack froze, would not have the drain on the floor be
>blocked too?
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Not if it's directed out through the wall, bypassing the stack, like
the OP said.
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