AAV or not?

Joined
1 Jul 2020
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Country
United Kingdom
Good morning all!
1st post here after thinking about this for a bit.

I am in the process of refitting my bathroom and have knocked through into the en-suite in the next room to create a bigger bathroom.

In the main bathroom hidden behind some units was an AAV (see pic below)
I have now changed the position of the toilet which is now backing up directly by the soil pipe (to the left of the sink in the picture)
447263B0-6BC8-4B78-94DC-54A12777DD8F.jpeg


The soil pipe is not externally vented but I know it drops vertically down a couple of meters a least through the kitchen where it is boxed in.
Pic 2 shows that I have also got sink and bath waste going into the stack.
My question is do I need another AAV to replace the one I removed?
90194BBE-BB09-425C-8D51-C2F83E1728F1.jpeg

I hope this all makes sense!
Thank you in advance

Steve
 
If you've removed the AAV from the stack then yes you need a new one otherwise you will get sewer smells into the room, either that or take the stack up and vent normally through the roof.
 
Thanks Rob.
I was checking as there wasn’t one in the ensuite that I removed. Guessing that they were sharing the same one?
This now poses a problem as I did not make allowances for this inside the units I am building. Is there another way around this?
As the building is listed, I cannot go outside. I could maybe box into the corner in the adjoining room (this is also right by the stack).

Thanks
 
Don't see why not, as long as the stack is vented. Ideally it will be set above the spillover level of the highest item attached to it, usually the basin.
 

If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.

Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.


Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local

 
Back
Top