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  1. Kitchen S trap to P Trap and AAV set up help.

    May 22, 2025 · Hi, My sink has been plumbed with an S Trap since I remodeled In 2010, I get gurgling when dishwasher runs and sometimes sink drains slow ( speeds up if I manually open AAV ). I …

  2. Stumped by vent issue with AAV in new bathroom

    Dec 5, 2016 · An AAV ONLY allows air in, and if there is a positive pressure, which it can do nothing to eliminate, the drains will not function. Nope - just tested it as per Reach4's suggestion, with the AAV …

  3. Basement Bathroom Wet Vent + AAV - Love Plumbing & Remodel

    Mar 18, 2024 · DIY plumbing a basement bathroom in Michigan (IPC) and am wondering about venting. Only real access to existing stack is a 3" line that carries waste from other bathrooms on other floors …

  4. Is there any way to test an Air Admittance Vent?

    Nov 13, 2020 · FWIW, It seems as if the AAV are very effective at sealing under pressure, which is what the tests I just made using the tips above seemed to indicate, but the function I really should be …

  5. Washing Machine + Slop Sink + AAV - Love Plumbing & Remodel

    Apr 5, 2012 · The AAV is a one way valve letting air in to prevent siphonage, which BOTH traps need and your AAV will provide. The positive pressure situation occurs if the discharge is greater than the …

  6. Laundry room drains - washer and sink on same drain with AAV

    Nov 20, 2022 · The bathroom downsteam will be vented temporarily with an aav, and then when renovations are continued next year on the upstairs bathroom, venting will be tied into the main vent …

  7. AAV On Sink /Wet Vent for Toilet? With Diagram

    Feb 4, 2013 · An AAV only lets air in. With it in that location, when you flushed the toilet, there's a pressure wave in front of the wave as the stuff flows down the pipe. That would want to push stuff to …

  8. AAV question | The Building Code Forum

    Nov 23, 2021 · SFR in California, full kitchen remodel. The kitchen sink used to have a wall behind it that contained the vent line. New plan call for the sink to be on a peninsula, same location, so the drain …

  9. Venting a shower with an AAV - Love Plumbing & Remodel

    Aug 8, 2013 · I'm plumbing a new bathroom in an old house. A really old house. And since it's made of brick and plaster I decided to vent using AAVs instead of tearing up plaster walls and ceilings to get …

  10. AAV Location or placement under Kitchen sink?

    Oct 11, 2021 · In this situation, is the current location of the P Trap in relation to the AAV valve correct, or must the P-trap be below the base of the drain pipe?