volinbham
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Hello VN Plumbers.
I'm considering adding a small utility sink to my laundry room and my initial thought was to use the washer waterlines and washer drain for it. From the limited research I've done it appears using the drain as I intended would be "wet venting" or something along those lines. IOW, no bueno.
Is it a big plumbing deal to create the proper draining situation? Would it be possible to use the existing washer line as the sink drain and drain the washer into the sink rather than have two drains into one?
One more bit of information that might matter - the line is on a grease trap/septic tank rather than sewer line. My kitchen, W/D and a bath all drain to this tank while the rest of the house drains to the main septic tank
It's not critical I do this but it's more complicated than I first expected. If it's a big expense I'll just keep things as is.
Thanks
I'm considering adding a small utility sink to my laundry room and my initial thought was to use the washer waterlines and washer drain for it. From the limited research I've done it appears using the drain as I intended would be "wet venting" or something along those lines. IOW, no bueno.
Is it a big plumbing deal to create the proper draining situation? Would it be possible to use the existing washer line as the sink drain and drain the washer into the sink rather than have two drains into one?
One more bit of information that might matter - the line is on a grease trap/septic tank rather than sewer line. My kitchen, W/D and a bath all drain to this tank while the rest of the house drains to the main septic tank
It's not critical I do this but it's more complicated than I first expected. If it's a big expense I'll just keep things as is.
Thanks