Can a toilet drain drop straight down?

Vertical Drop

When the toilet drain reaches a vertical wall, it drops straight down between wall studs. Although this is a vertical drop, don't use standard 90-degree plumbing elbows, called "hard 90s," to connect the pipes. The sharp corners on these elbow fittings can increase the risk of clogs.

Does a toilet drain have to be straight?

A toilet drain can have bends. It's recommended to avoid having a 90-degree bend as this will lead to blockages and unwanted damage. Instead, it's best to restrict the bend to 45-degrees and then place a straight pipe before adding another 45-degree bend.

Can a toilet drain run horizontal?

Only 3 total water closets are permitted to discharge into any 3 inch horizontal drain in the UPC. The IPC does not have this limitation. It's 4 inches on the inlet of the fitting and 3 inches on the outlet. The plumbing code never allows a drain to be reduced in size in the direction of flow.

How much slope does a toilet drain need?

Improper drain slope

The ideal slope of any drain line is ¼ inch per foot of pipe. In other words, for every foot the pipe travels horizontally, it should be dropping ¼ inch vertically.

How deep does a toilet drain need to be?

12 inches is the most common toilet rough-in size. However, it's useful to know that toilet's also come in: 10-inch rough-in. 14-inch rough-in.

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What happens if a toilet is not vented?

Poorly-vented drain lines will not be able to effectively move wastewater and solid waste out of your building. This could lead to problems such as overflowing drains, backed-up toilets, and similar plumbing issues.

How high should a toilet waste pipe be?

Captain Leaky New Member. Pan outlets do vary, anything from 7" to 9" to the centre of the outlet. If in doubt set the soil pipe lower, you can always use an offset connector, don't set it too high as turds struggle with their breaststroke when swimming uphill!

What fall is required for toilet waste?

The most important bit of obvious advice ever: soil and waste pipes need to be on a downhill gradient! The "fall" or "drop" should be between 1/40 (1cm down for every 40cm across) and 1/110. Too steep (1/10) then the water runs quicker than the solids so doesn't wash them away (ugh!).

Do drain pipes need to be angled?

All drain lines should have a minimum fall of 1/8 inch per foot of horizontal run. Some codes allow a quarter inch of fall per foot. If you slope the pipe much more than a quarter inch per foot, you can set yourself up for future clogs, as liquids may outrun the solids in steep-pitched pipes.

Can a toilet and shower share a vent?

So yes the shower can also be vented by the wet vent along with the toilet. There is one major stipulation when wet venting multiple fixtures when a toilet is one of them: the toilet must be the last fixture connected to the wet vent.

How far can you run a toilet waste pipe horizontally?

The toilet can be as far as 10 feet from the stack if the waste line is 4 inches in diameter. The stack can handle the new toilet if the critical distances are maintained.

How long can a horizontal drain pipe be?

Building codes, plumbing codes and not being able to cut through floor joist in the top and bottom 2” of joist, the pipe generally leaves only 4” to run horizontally and drop at a rate of ¼” per foot of horizontal travel. Therefore, drain line can only run 16 feet before dropping into the ceiling.

How long can a toilet waste pipe be?

IIRC it is permissible (but inadvisable) to go as low as 18mm per metre, the maximum is 90mm per metre. As long as the pipe have at least 15% downhill slop from Toilet to main waste pipe it would be ok. Any distance up to 3m do not require extra joining points as standard 4inch waste pipe is 3m long.

Can toilet plumbing have 90 degree angles?

It's a bad plumbing practice to have a hard 90-degree bend in a horizontal drain line that's buried in a slab or otherwise hidden. If you have to make a 90-degree bend, use two 45-degree fittings and put a small piece of straight pipe between the fittings, if possible.

Can you put a 90 under a toilet?

You can have a 90-degree fitting under a slab, but it needs to be either at the base of a stack, as I've already described, or it can be under a toilet that sits on a slab.

Can soil pipes have bends?

Bends. Bends at the base of stacks should be of long radius. Two 45° bends may be used as an alternative. The same principle should be used for offsets.

Can drain pipes go up?

although it may lose some flow. The area where it turns up could possibly become a trap for heavy debris although not much should collect there with good flow. As long as the high point is not excessive you should have flow. It will act much the same as a trap under your sink or bathtub.

What is the fall on a 4 inch sewer pipe?

For 4-inch PVC piping and a building sewer less than 50 feet long, the minimum slope is 1 inch in 8 feet, or 1/8-inch per foot, and the maximum is 1/4-inch per foot. For sewers longer than 50 feet, the slope should be 1/4-inch per foot.

Can a toilet waste pipe be moved?

There is usually a vertical waste water pipe under the toilet that uses gravity to move wastewater away. For the waste water line, an offset toilet flange will allow you to move the toilet a couple of inches in any direction without having to cut a new hole in the floor or reconstruct the waste water pipe.

Do all toilets need a soil stack?

As the new w.c. appears to be at the head of a single line the answer is yes. The purpose of a vent stack is to save the trap from being pulled out with the outflow with the resulting problem of drain stench in the toilet.

What is a 1 in 40 fall?

What is a 1 in 40 fall? A 1 in 40 pipe fall means that for every 40 units of length, the pipe will drop by 1 unit. For example, in a 40 metre run of pipe, the vertical drop of that pipe run will be 1 metre.

How much fall should a waste pipe have?

What is the recommended fall for a soil pipe? The minimum fall for a waste pipe is 1 in 40. The maximum fall is 1 in 110 (apart from vertical pipes but that's a different story). So pipes with a gradient between 1 in 40 and 1 in 110 should have adequate flow to prevent blockages from occurring.

What is the fall on soil pipe?

The fall in a pipe may be defined as the vertical amount by which the pipe drops over a distance. The distance can be between sections of pipe or between manholes.

Do waste pipes need to be vented?

Every plumbing fixture must also have an attached vent. Without a vent, negative pressure from water leaving the system can cause a siphon which empties the trap.