Originally Posted By: cbuell This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Bill,
it is a “studer” type vent----lets air in as the water drains----now accepted in many jurisdictions—especially in hard to vent situations (remodels, kitchen islands etc)
Originally Posted By: bsmith This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Thanks Charles - you hit it on the head. It was a kitchen re-model. They had another HI previously (non-Nachi obviously ) and he wrote it up as improper. I remembered reading about this type of vent but have never actually seen one.
Originally Posted By: jpope This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
cbuell wrote:
Bill,
it is a "studer" type vent----lets air in as the water drains----now accepted in many jurisdictions---especially in hard to vent situations (remodels, kitchen islands etc)
Never heard it called a st. . . st. . . studer vent. AAV is what I call them. 
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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
jpope wrote:
cbuell wrote:
Bill,
it is a "studer" type vent----lets air in as the water drains----now accepted in many jurisdictions---especially in hard to vent situations (remodels, kitchen islands etc)
Never heard it called a st. . . st. . . studer vent. AAV is what I call them. 
Stooder...Not stutter.. 
Same here...AAV is all I've known them as.
Originally Posted By: lkage This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
lewens wrote:
Up here in the great white north commonly called a "cheater vent".
I've always heard and used the technical term "flapper" because of the sound they make when working. 
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