I have just started a kitchen remodel and we are moving
are sink to the island. Before I hack into the concrete slab
to run new hot/cold/drain pipes. Is there any words of
wisdom to cutting into your slab?
I know I will need a concrete saw & jack hammer but is there
any concern about the size of hole/holes or trench?
Make the trench wide enough to work in. I have had so many people cut the trench so narrow it is hard to work in or we had to cut more after the fact to make everything fit.
Depth of the pipe will be determined by the drain you are tying into.
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I’ve been meaning to redo the plumbing on some aquarium racks and wanted to get advice/opinions on plumbing options from people with plumbing experience.
I currently have a return pump in the bottom sump that feeds the top tank and then each tank drains into the next tank beneath it in a loop, but it is extremely noisy and creates a storm of microbubbles in the lower tanks.
My question is about making an economical and efficient drain that would eliminate the microbubbles and hopefully some of the noise.
I could just run a standard durso drainpipe from each tank down to the sump, but I’m wondering if I could tie them all into a single drain “stack” without problems, and without the need for 3 separate drainpipes?
exaple of one idea I was toying with today: 
Here’s an examIt would basically be 1″ bulkhead drains feeding into a 1 1/2″ durso pipe (ventstack). Would that work? Would this cause a backup problem anywhere below the top drain? How do they plumb the drains for apartment buildings with multiple floors without the water backing up into the apartments below? Am I missing an easier/better solution? Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated before I spend any time ripping them all apart and rebuilding.
Thanks in advance for any help.
It could back up into lower tanks if it clogs but you are screening outlets and it it is unlikely to clog like a building grain.
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I saw the rube goldberg job on the “gotta post this” thread, and it was in line with my post. He’s trying to seal his pit. So am I. I have a plastic tub with a three quarter inch lip flush with the cement floor. I was thinking of using 1/4 plexi with holes drilled for the two drain pipes(watchdog backup), and a grommeted hole for the electrical, sealed with a suitable filler gasket material for future removal for maintenance. I would screw the plexi onto the tub lid with a gasket of rubber as a seal. This will only work if I use a submersable sump.(I have a 15 yr old standup now, which rises above the floor level about 10 inches. the float rod issue is why I’m thinking a subm. is the way to go. My longwinded question is, are submersables as good or better than standup pumps?The reason I’m doing this is radon. Should I also put a vent pipe to this assembly to vent the gas outside, or will sealing the sump pit be enough? Thanks , Gary
In the case of radon you should if possible tent and then vent the tent.Sorry if possible use a draw fan on the vent.Radon is not sewer gas and if you have the presence of it you should create as mush negative pressure as possible over this entry area. A draw fan that comes on with the pump would be my best guess for your problem.Good Luck.This seal over the pump seal /lid may seem a extraordinary method .but gas under the slab and it’s ability to pass around the sump area should be a concern.
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