A local plumber tried to tell me a tub overflow is not required to keep a tub from overflowing if the drain is closed. Code requires the overflow pipe size to be the same size of the drain. The problem he had was installing an overflow incorrectly and restricting if not completely stopping the overflow. Is there a standard for the amount of free space for the overflow to operate? If the code requires a specific size pipe it stands to reason the full ability of that pipe should be available. HELP!
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It's not required to keep it from overflowing, it will overflow on the floor though, and that is not good.
What happened to cause it to restrict?
He blowin smoke at ya.
Eric
I Love A Hand That Meets My Own,
With A Hold That Causes Some Sensation.
I don't understand. If this is a standard tub then the drain and overflow is all part of one assembly, and about the only thing you can do to screw it up is mess up the installation of the gasket at the overflow opening.
Or is this a claw foot?