Can you reuse a tub drain?

Unfortunately, you will not be able to reuse the drain you have. Shower drains are multi-part and capture the shower pan liner so that water is directed to the weep holes inside the drain. The metal around the drain is the old pan liner.

Can you connect washer to sink?

You can connect your washing machine to your kitchen sink. A permanently installed washing machine should have its own drain and water supply, but if needed, you can make use of your kitchen sink drain and faucet as a temporary measure for a portable unit.

Can a laundry tub drain into a floor drain?

A laundry tub should only drain to a floor drain when the floor drain connects directly to the main sewer system pipe. You should never have your laundry tub drain into a floor drain that connects to a sump pit.

Where to put drain and vent lines in a bathroom?

Drain and vent lines must be positioned precisely, so you should install them before the supply pipes. It may be possible to simplify supply runs by moving a vent pipe over a few inches.

How do you install a drain in a laundry room?

With a reciprocating saw or hacksaw, cut into the end-point drainage line. Assuming that this pipe is ABS, fit and glue the two-inch sanitary tee into the cut section. Add steel hanging straps, screwing the straps on floor joists to carry the weight of the ABS pipe. To meet plumbing code, the drain must also tie into an existing vent stack.

Can a sink drain be connected to a bathtub drain?

Even if I have to re-vent the sink drain, it would be far easier to run a new 1.5″ pipe up the open wall and across above the ceiling (big crawlspace available) to join the existing vent. I’d do that any day over notching out all those studs.

Drain and vent lines must be positioned precisely, so you should install them before the supply pipes. It may be possible to simplify supply runs by moving a vent pipe over a few inches.

Can a washing machine drain pipe be vented?

NEVER install a washing machine drain pipe and vent like this. Look at MY drawing below. Kevin, the answer is NO.

Can a vanity sink drain into a bathtub drain?

The new layout puts the vanity and new tub/shower on the same wall right next to each other. The tub will be using the same drain that the shower used before, and I am trying to figure out what to do with the vanity sink drain. If I route it to the same pipe as before, it’s about 10 feet with a right-angle around the corner.

Is it OK to drain washer and sink into same pipe?

Use a double sanitary tee so the drains are opposite each other. It is not a wet vent unless another fixture shares the pipe on a higher floor. 2” is ok. Thanks. Big help there. That alleviates my main concern.