Please share this video For more great information about water treatment, subscribe! Follow me or email [email protected] or [email protected] Check out our online store at https//www.TheWaterFilterEstore.com or our full service store in Midland, Ontario at https//www.TheWaterStoreMidland.com According to most plumbing codes a water softener drain line must not be connected directly to the household waste system.
This is to prevent non-potable water from flowing backwards possibly mixing and contaminating potable (drinking) water. By code Water Softeners must be emptied into a laundry sink, floor drain, sump hole or properly trapped special outlet, preserving an air gap of at least two times the diameter of the drain line, but in no case less than 1-1/2' above the top of the receptacle used. In addition, the end of the drain line should be secured so that there is never any chance that it can become immersed in waste fluids or it can spray water into the surrounding area. Plumbing your drain line into a laundry sink is probably the easiest and most convenient way, just secure the line 1 1/2' above the rim of the sink and you're done. Make sure to not leak the stopper or anything else in the laundry sink.
The next easiest way is to run the drain line to a floor drain as long as you have a way to secure the end point 1 1/2' above the grill. My favourite is to run the drain into a drain stack just be sure to maintain the air gap.
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Mar 26, 2015 - Code-Approved Air-Gap for Water Softeners or Backwashing Filters-Fits 1-1/2 or 2 PVC Pipe With 1/2 FPT Threads And Barbed Fitting For 5/8. An air gap, as it relates to the plumbing trade, is the unobstructed vertical space between the water outlet and the flood level of a fixture. Air gaps of appropriate design are required for water safety by legislation in. And maintained properly, the air gap works as described above, and prevents drain water from the sink from.
Whenever there isn't a way to connect to a laundry sink or into a floor drain you can use an Air Gap Fitting and drain over head to plumbing from above the install location. These Air Gap Fittings are plumbing code required whenever you hard plumb the drain line (waste line) of water treatment equipment to your household plumbing. These need to be installed with a 'p' trap to ensure no sewer gases enter the household. Please share this video For more great information about water treatment, subscribe!
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Air gap i guess the rber drain line is just laying in the sink in the othr room. It must be touching the bottom of the sink?? They dont want waste water to be able to siphon back into the drain line for the softener. You need to get it off the bottom of the sink and make it so the drain pipe is dropping water into the sink from a level above the flood rim on the top of that sink usualy if you cut it off and hang it firmly somehow just so it spills into the sink from above, it will make everyone happy jsut ask them first what they want so you dont have to play - back and forth- with the inspector. Having installed many a water softener in many a community with many a different code ordinance pertaining to such water softener ordinance. An Air Gap is a very inexpensive piece of plastic that allows your water softener to drain, but not let it siphon back into your dishwasher. (Contrary to what you may believe, 'Air Gap' is NOT a very beautiful Golden Retriever who is a cheerleader for the basketball team.
Oh, that was Air Bud. I'd install it whether code required it or not.
It's like seatbelts. Whether I go to the grocery store, or fly 200 miles VFR just for the fun and scenery, I wear them and require my passengers to wear them religiously. Air Gaps are good.