Adding a utility sink to garage

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JTAFVet

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Hello. I would like to add a utility sink in my garage but I am not sure how to properly connect the drain so it will drain correctly and meet code. The sink will be installed against a wall where on the other side of the wall is the master bathroom. Please see image to see my current setup and not so good drawings with options I thought.
I would appreciate if someone could please let me know if any of these would work and be code compliant in San Antonio, TX. Thank you in advance!
 

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I believe you are under the IPC code, so what's shown below MAY be applicable.
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This shows a washing machine standpipe, but the inspector MAY deem that this design is applicable to your water softener drain.

If not, tying your utility sink into the horizontal drain from you master bathroom sink would work. But a better design would be to stack another Sanitary tee on top of the existing one draining your master bathroom sink and drain the utility sink into that one.
 
I believe you are under the IPC code, so what's shown below MAY be applicable.
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This shows a washing machine standpipe, but the inspector MAY deem that this design is applicable to your water softener drain.

If not, tying your utility sink into the horizontal drain from you master bathroom sink would work. But a better design would be to stack another Sanitary tee on top of the existing one draining your master bathroom sink and drain the utility sink into that one.

Thank you very much for your response. It looks like I’m going to go with tying the utility sink into the horizontal drain from the master bathroom sink since it is allowed and it’s the most simple way of doing it. I would have gone with your better design but I can’t because then the drain outlet would be to high for the deep utility sink. Thank you again!
 
Option 1 is your best bet, you can't tie into another fixtures trap arm/drain before its vent connection. The horizontal drain from the master is a trap arm and cannot be shared or tied into as it has not connected to its vent yet.
 
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