I realize the election is on many peoples minds (including me). However I’m starting a small remodel job this week and i have a problem. I,m adding a kitchen in my loft like apartment. The walls won’t go all the way to the ceiling but i need to vent the sink. I think I’ve seen an in wall vent but I’m unfamiliar with such a device. Does it exist? Does it work well? Will it smell? Any advice would be greatly appriciated
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The biggest question is ... will it pass local codes? Some places specifically forbid it. Where are you?
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
http://www.studor.net/indexInternational.asp
I have had two minivents and one maxivent venting my plumbing since I put on a second story this summer (just cut the stacks off and poped a vent on. No smells thus far.
The package explicitly says that all plumbing systems need at least one vertical stack (which mine currently doesn't, but I'm working towards fixing that).
MERC.
Note that the vents can run horizontally (almost). If the low wall "communicates" with a full-height wall then a more or less standard vent can be installed.
Beyond that, a loop vent is generally preferred by BIs over a Studor, in places where a standard vent won't work.