Sani-tee on back

[shaken-n-stirred]

Just to confirm. An inspector should not have a problem with a sani-tee layed on its back in an application of a vertical VENT connecting up with a horizontal drain. Correct? Example, a tub with a long trap arm to the vertical vent and the drain continuing on horizontally from there.

it is hard enough to find and by 2x2x2 vent tees let alone 2x2x1 1/2 vent tees if they even make them.

Thanks.

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[frodo]

do not know where you are looking, but if you walk into a plumbing supply house..not ho depot

you can buy them by the case....it is called. pvc, sch 40, 2x2x1 1/2 san tee

the hardware stores, sell mainly only 2'' tee's. and reducers. they do it that way to cut down on inventory and make that extra buck off of the

reducer

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[Mr_David]

FRODO, I think maybe he was looking for a specific tee called a vent tee which might be different from a santee. For example you can get a vent 90 which is different from a regular 90. But I have never heard of a vent tee. maybe that's why they are hard to find.

shaken-n-stirred, Yes you can use a santee on it's back for a vertical vent connection on a trap arm. and you can roll the branch from vertical to 45 degrees from vertical if needed
the sweep of santee goes toward the direction of water flow.

 

[shaken-n-stirred]

Yes, a straight tee or vent tee. In many places the are LABELED "Vent Tees".

As for the previous replier, Yes I know what a sani-tee is as that was my question, can I use sani-tees in this application. ANd yes sani-tees are readily available 2x2x2 or 1 12/x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 or 2 x 2 x 1 1/2. Vent Tees are harder to find, and for the most part are not necessary, but wished to confirm.

I guess code has me paranoid. I think I have most of it figured out, but I still second guess my plan, afraid to have to rip something out.

Thanks everyone.

 

[frodo]

A pvc DWV sch 40 2x2x1 1/2 IS A vent tee and a Drain tee. the nomenclature DWV stands for Drain,Waste,vent

And yes, A san tee,or as you wish, Vent tee. on its back, is legal for a vent.

YES, Charlotte makes a VENT tee, which no one uses. thats why its so hard to find. everyone uses DWV tees.


the only difference between using a san tee as a waste tee or a venting tee. is the way your turn the tee

here is the upc code on vent material

 

[frodo]

charlotte vent tee

 

[shaken-n-stirred]

You posted "And yes, A san tee,or as you wish, Vent tee. on its back, is legal for a vent."

No it is not as I wish.

There are san tees, which have a small sweep to them and then there are .... straight tees or vent tees. You posted great pictures of both. I am just trying to be specific to distingues (spelling?) between the two.

We have confirmed that using san tees in most case is fine for vents. Great. But if you have two vents coming together horizontally at the same level a and then tee to go vertically, you MUST use a "vent tee" or a "straight tee", or so I have been told an inspector will flag you. Seems silly, but one can see that the direct of air flow is ok in one direction and not the other if one uses a san tee.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Matt30]

Must be a "down there" thing. We use tee-wyes to tie vents together all day long

 

[frodo]

nothing wrong with this, if the inspector dont like it, ask him to SHOW you the code that says its wrong