My next door neighbor is retiring from the US Navy soon and is putting her house on the market. She is having me rip out the pine walls for drywall slick finish. The prior owner was the ultimate "Tim Taylor" wannabe. He had removed the origional full bath/shower and set a corner shower in place. I remember him doing this about 11-12 years ago. My neighbor had mentioned to me on a few occasions about this particular bathroom never having that clean smell like her other one.
The Scenario:
Rip Out: After removing the shower glass walls, I lifted the pan straight up off the slab. No mechanical connection to the drain what so ever. ( no gaskets - no threads - no glue up). There was no P-Trap. The vent pipe goes up about 3 1/2' and is open. Wax ring for the toilet never crushed because the prior owner didn't raise the flange a little when he added tile floors. The pine walls were loosely clad with only a few toungues mating in thier prospective grooves. The slab under the pan was wet and the plumbing pit was wet and very foul smelling. (grey water) It appears that the pit at the slab caught much of the water when she used the shower.
Plumber visits: She had me stand in for her late yesterday afternoon for the 2 plumbers that she had scheduled for the tub replacement quotes. She is stationed 40 miles up the road and has to fight traffic every evening.
Plumber#1: Dont need a P-trap. The vent is legal and meets code. Gives me the estimate and leaves.
Plumber#2 : Will install a P-Trap. Vent needs to be run through the roof or he cannot do the job. He hands me a his estimate and leaves.
My question is....why can't the tub vent be joined into the 4" black pvc vent located 4' to the right of the tub location? It seems logical to me to do it this way, but I am not a licensed plumber who knows the codes and safety issues. I have attached some pics to add some detail.
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V/R....John
The Scenario:
Rip Out: After removing the shower glass walls, I lifted the pan straight up off the slab. No mechanical connection to the drain what so ever. ( no gaskets - no threads - no glue up). There was no P-Trap. The vent pipe goes up about 3 1/2' and is open. Wax ring for the toilet never crushed because the prior owner didn't raise the flange a little when he added tile floors. The pine walls were loosely clad with only a few toungues mating in thier prospective grooves. The slab under the pan was wet and the plumbing pit was wet and very foul smelling. (grey water) It appears that the pit at the slab caught much of the water when she used the shower.
Plumber visits: She had me stand in for her late yesterday afternoon for the 2 plumbers that she had scheduled for the tub replacement quotes. She is stationed 40 miles up the road and has to fight traffic every evening.
Plumber#1: Dont need a P-trap. The vent is legal and meets code. Gives me the estimate and leaves.
Plumber#2 : Will install a P-Trap. Vent needs to be run through the roof or he cannot do the job. He hands me a his estimate and leaves.
My question is....why can't the tub vent be joined into the 4" black pvc vent located 4' to the right of the tub location? It seems logical to me to do it this way, but I am not a licensed plumber who knows the codes and safety issues. I have attached some pics to add some detail.
V/R....John
