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Plumbing question related to ice maker drain
Posted on 5/21/21 at 8:07 am
Posted on 5/21/21 at 8:07 am
I have purchased a small commercial ice maker for a camp and the instructions say to drain it into an open drain with at least a 1” gap and no P-trap. It is going next to a utility sink and I’ve prepped the plumbing to drain into the 2” pvc line p trapped that then runs parallel for 2-3 ft before going under the slab.
Any recommendations on how to run this? It’s a gravity drain and will be high enough to gravity drain into the 2” line. I think I’m going to run the 1/2” drain into the 2” pipe through a T reducer ( 2” down and up, 1/2” perpindicukar into it) then have a 2” pipe vent up to allow for the required 1” venting. Any reasons why this wouldn’t work? I don’t understand why a Ptrap wouldn’t work outside of it spills out more water then the ptrap can get rid of but that would be almost impossible as the water line in is 1/4” and the lines out are 1/2” to 2” pipe.
Any recommendations on how to run this? It’s a gravity drain and will be high enough to gravity drain into the 2” line. I think I’m going to run the 1/2” drain into the 2” pipe through a T reducer ( 2” down and up, 1/2” perpindicukar into it) then have a 2” pipe vent up to allow for the required 1” venting. Any reasons why this wouldn’t work? I don’t understand why a Ptrap wouldn’t work outside of it spills out more water then the ptrap can get rid of but that would be almost impossible as the water line in is 1/4” and the lines out are 1/2” to 2” pipe.
This post was edited on 5/21/21 at 8:11 am
Posted on 5/21/21 at 9:44 pm to baldona
I think the water draining is so cold that the p trap sweats (condensation).
Posted on 5/21/21 at 11:17 pm to baldona
Commercial drains don’t have p traps, they have an air gap that keeps sewage backup from getting into and contaminating equipment
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