anyone know about plumbing

[zixxer]

I'm gonna try to keep things simple -

I have a finished basement that is fairly large. I'm turning it into a 'basement apartment' kind of deal so I can rent it to a friend. Right now there is a washer/dryer room - I'm relocating the washer and dryer to the garage and putting a kitchen in it's place.

This means I have to move 1) water supply 2) drain 3) 220 for dryer.

2 and 3 I already have figured out. The underside of a staircase seperates where the washer is now and where it will go - I can move the drain and 220 under the stairs (with proper drain slope of 1/4 inch per foot).


My issue is this - the ceiling is finished so I can't look at how the water supply is currently setup. All I know is that it's 1/2" pipe - is it a 'good guess' that it isn't split too much or something? I want to split it, and use the current pipe for the soon to be installed kitchen sink and the washer.

 

[JackRipper]

Originally posted by: zixxer
I'm gonna try to keep things simple -

I have a finished basement that is fairly large. I'm turning it into a 'basement apartment' kind of deal so I can rent it to a friend. Right now there is a washer/dryer room - I'm relocating the washer and dryer to the garage and putting a kitchen in it's place.

This means I have to move 1) water supply 2) drain 3) 220 for dryer.

2 and 3 I already have figured out. The underside of a staircase seperates where the washer is now and where it will go - I can move the drain and 220 under the stairs (with proper drain slope of 1/4 inch per foot).


My issue is this - the ceiling is finished so I can't look at how the water supply is currently setup. All I know is that it's 1/2" pipe - is it a 'good guess' that it isn't split too much or something? I want to split it, and use the current pipe for the soon to be installed kitchen sink and the washer.

1. Get a permit

2. Moving the 220 is not an easy feat if ur an amateur w/o construction experience... that kinda job requires an electrician + u mite be breaking some laws depending on ur area...

3. Depending on how far away old location and new location is... u mite have to break the drywall anyway to run new pipes.

its really hard to give suggestions w/o pics of the place... anyway good luck!


JR

 

[sash1]

nope, but these guys do

 

[BoomerD]

I know the 4 most important things about being a plumber.
1) sh*t doesn't flow uphill.
2) Hot goes on the left.
3) Cold goes on the right.
4) Payday is on Friday.


Other than that, sorry...

 

[zixxer]

Interesting. I also just thought of something else - The washer currently has it's 'own' 2 inch drain pipe. As far as I can tell - it isn't vented (and doesn't have to be, since it goes directly into the floor). Since it's being relocated, and used for the kitchen sink, I think it has to be vented. I'm not sure this is even remotely possible other than using a studer vent

 

[zixxer]

okay - I went and looked at the bathroom downstairs and the sink has an AAV... so... I'll install an aav in the utility sink and drain the washer into that - which then T's into the drain that used to be only for the washer (since the hose used to just 'sit' in the drain for the washer it didn't need to be vented - I'll cap that and put an AAV in the utility sink in the garage)

 

[zixxer]

screw it - I'm just going to forget about the utility sink and extend the drain - letting the washer drain tube just go down the drain without a vent (As it is now)