Originally Posted By: David Suelflow
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Slab on grade, don?t want those pesky water stains on the floor. So let?s send it into the attic and into a vent stack.
Slab on grade, don?t want those pesky water stains on the floor. So let?s send it into the attic and into a vent stack.
Originally Posted By: David Suelflow
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Wow, sorry guys. I resized the pics but to to no avail.
Originally Posted By: jcampbell
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the option to post a photo as a link works better… i think it helps the site as well… amazing things people will do…
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Jeffrey S. Campbell
http://www.maineshomeinspector.com
Originally Posted By: psabados
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How’s this
Go ahead and delete and insert this one.
Paul
Originally Posted By: rwashington
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Yeah, that picture reminds me of the setup my Dad has. Wish I had a picture. His T&P (ground floor utility room) takes 2 90degree elbows then into the wall and up into the attic.
At least this one does not have any elbows.
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Richard W Washington
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Originally Posted By: pdacey
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But now they will just take the drain line off all together. Like this one.
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Patrick Dacey
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TREC # 6636
www.southwestinspections.com
Originally Posted By: tallen
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I see the uphill t&p drain all the time here.
Most times it is in a 50- 70's home.
They add the drain as an after thought( new w/h ), and there is no easy way to run it right so, they put it up thru the combustion air vent.
I tell them they should talk to Plumber to make it right.
Of course I give them a paragraph explaining why uphill is bad.
I have yet to see one changed though. 
Originally Posted By: tallen
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| pdacey wrote: |
| But now they will just take the drain line off all together. Like this one.
[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/more/IMG_3573.JPG ] |
Patrick,
I would much rather see a situation like yours w/ a pipe extending to 6-12" from the floor w/ a bucket or something, than have them send it up hill to a waste vent.
Originally Posted By: rwashington
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Todd,
I believe you are right with the afterthought idea. The homes I have seen with the T&P uphill have been built in the 60’s & 70’s.
When did the current requirements for the T&P go into effect? Was it not until the 80's?
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Originally Posted By: mcraig
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Is that plastic Pipe? man that is worse than going up hill I saw one of these press. valves fail and the home owner ran up to look at it and the pipe failed and sprayed them with super hot water down there neck shoulders and chest ( they got hospitalized)
Originally Posted By: dharris
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Theres a 15 min or so movie produced by the watts co,
on failures of the the TP valve, and photos of damages caused,
the one I saw was 30 or so years old, if you haven’t seen
it I would suggest trying to get a copy of it, after seeing it,
it will encourage you to stress the importance of getting
improper installations corrected to your customers