Main Condensate Drain Into Vent In The Attic

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Main condensate drain into vent in the attic.

Thanks to. Meaning that the drain tube coming out of. In the attic tap into a conveniently located vent pipe. The waste vent runs from your main drain line to prevent back pressure in the main sewer line.

It appears that this condensate drain only drops into that vertical standpipe an inch or two and if there is still a decent opening around it to let air into the standing drain line then you got an air gap between the end of the condensate drain and the p trap below so it should. This pipe can be interrupted at any point up to 4 feet from the vent shaft that generally exits your home from the roof or the side of the home. This helps ensure that if a backup occurs that the water properly trips the switch instead of overflowing out of the vent. Use no hub fittings to connect a pvc fitting to cast iron or abs pipe.

The evaporator was located in the attic. Cut the pipe and connect a reducer tee fitting. At these points you can cut and run secondary drain lines into the main shaft. Then use duct tape to seal the gap between the hose and the drain line.

Fix the hose attachment to the wet dry vac s hose and position it into or flush with the end of the drain line. That would include the main plumbing vent stack. Individual vents must rise above the overflow line of the topmost plumbing fixture in the house before you can tie it to the main vent stack. It didn t specify where the main drain should go but it did say to shape the drain line so it would form a trap.