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Floor drain trap can dry out leaving no seal, allowing sewer gases to escape.
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Can you install a shower stall over a cement floor?
If you have a drain available. You may need to chip some concrete around the drain to install the bottom half of the drain. With that in place, set the shower over it and the top piece screws into the drain to form a seal. You can build a 2x4 frame and raise the shower up enough to run a drain to a sump or a floor drain.
How do you add a drain in a basement that does not have one?
its not easy but if you can locate your main drain pipe and its below your basement floor then saw cut up the floor and attach the floor drain to the trap and then tie on to the main line using the same pipe or adapters. If you have no main drain under your basement floor then you will need to saw cut a hole for a sump pump pit or basin and install the sump pump to your main drain line which has to be installed so your sump pump line runs higher then your main line before wyeing to the main line. then cut up the floor to where u want your floor drain and run the drain to your sump pump basin . Some states want a vent on your floor drain and on your sump basin so I would check what your local codes are.
How can you tell if you have a trap in a drain line?
If you have a floor drain, there is a trap on the bottom of that. The main line shouldn't have a trap in it. There does not need to be one on the main because each fixture should have one and that's just another place for a clog to form.
Can you use the existing shower drain for a pedestal sink and do you need a trap for the sink since there is already a trap in the floor?
No and yes. Amendment (not from a professional plumber!): If you were simply running the sink drain into the shower drain and if there was not a reduction in pipe size, I would think you would be able to do that. I think the reason you need a trap for the sink has to do with code that requires a trap be no more than 24" from the basin to the trap arm. That being said, the pedestal sink in my house does not have a trap until after it drains below the floor.
Do septic tanks overflow because of rain?
No, they overflow because they aren't maintained properly. They need to be pumped out periodically to remove the sludge that accumulates in the bottom. You also need to be careful which cleaners, toilet tissue and grease you dump in. By the time it overflows, you've probably damaged your drain field and this is expensive to fix.
When installing a shower drain in a concrete floor how do you determine the height of the drain which will protrude through the concrete?
First determine what you are going to install as the shower unit. If there is to be no shower unit and it will just drain through the concrete floor, then it will be flush with the floor. If you are installing a unit, then you need to look at the unit to determine the distance obove the concrete to place the drain.
2002 Toyota Echo do you need a coolant flush?
To flush the coolant in a 2002 Toyota Echo you will need to drain it first. Flush with fresh water and then refill with coolant and distilled water.
How do you drain and flush the coolant in a 1999 Buick Century?
To actually "flush" the coolant in this vehicle you will need a flush machine. To do that we did at the dealership, drain the radiator (you need a 1/4 inch ratchet and 1 inch extension) then use a vacuum fill too to fill with new coolant.
When you flush your toilet the water rises in the bowl and the stuff doesn't flush away What is wrong?
The main drain is plugged. You may need to remove the toilet and snake directly down the drain.
How do you Flush radiator 2002 jaguar x?
In order to flush the radiator you will need to remove the lower tray to access the hose. Unscrew the drain plug attached to the hose and let the radiator drain.
Can you use alcohol in a hydraulic pump to get rid of the water?
No, you need to drain and flush the system.
Do you need to drain the engine block on a 2001 grand marquis for a radiator flush?
You can flush the block thru the line to the heater core at the firewall. This will flush the heater core also.
What happens if you put radiator flush in the gas tank?
You will likely need to drain the gas tank.
Is it possible to install a tub drain above the concrete floor?
You would have to build a platform for the tub to sit on. About 3 inches if you are using a floor drain. There is a trap right after the floor drain so you would not need one at the tub. If possible you could position the tub directly over the floor drain but that would eliminate the floor drain which would be a problem if the basement every flooded.
Washing machine drains water backs up run on floor?
Washing machine drains into a floor drain? The drain need cleaning. Liquid drain cleaner may do it, or it may need to be snaked. Simple fix is to get a 30 gallon trash can, cut a small hole in the bottom, the size of a quarter and set it over the drain. Let the washer drain into that. The small hole will let the water drain at a rate that the floor drain can handle it.
Where is 2000 Ford E150 coolant drain?
Drain plug is called a pepcock. it is located at the bottom of the tank part of the radiator. To fully flush a radiator, you need to buy a flush kit. You can get it at any auto store. instructions are in the package.
Toilet wont work on floor drain?
Probably not. There is no vent for that drain, it did not need one for a floor drain. A toilet is trying to push against the air pressure in the drain.Normally a decent plumber will install a floor drain with in 15 feet of a vented line or will vent the FD in case irt exceeds the 15 ft ruleA Floor drain can be as small as 2" diameter and thus it is undersized for a toilet and a floor drain alread has a trap and a toilet would thus be drouble trapped
