Timeline for Can anyone tell me what kind of drain this is?
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| Sep 21, 2020 at 17:31 | comment | added | J... | The reason that they're illegal is that the shallow weir dries up quickly (in as little as a few days) and the trap fails when that happens. A proper p-trap takes 4-6 months to dry out, by contrast. If OP has such a trap and it's connected to the sewer and they don't want to remove it right away, it would be important to at least throw a bit of water into it every few days to keep the trap sealed. | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 0:55 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | In fact, a proper P-Trap floor drain (with the trap and a cleanout built in) gets the drain line higher than these do unless you double-trap them (also illegal under IPC and most [all?] other codes) | |
| Sep 20, 2020 at 23:27 | comment | added | Hot Licks | As to why it was installed, it's likely because of it's minimal depth, meaning that there was less need to excavate, and possibly the drain line could have been placed higher. | |
| Sep 20, 2020 at 15:57 | history | edited | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 20, 2020 at 15:45 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |