Back Flow Valve

PLUMBING DESIGN AND ESTIMATE
Back Flow Valve
The Back Flow Valve is a device used in a drainage system to prevent the reversal of flow. It is installed in
house drain or branches of the house drain that are subjected to reversal flow of liquid. The back flow
valve installed on the house drain, just near the foundation wall or near the toilet room under floor. It is
set in a level position to attain its full effectiveness.
Back flow valves are constructed in two patterns and are classified as:
1. The Balance Valve - is the most preferred, because it has the characteristics of non-interferences
in the movement of air inside the drainage system. The interior mechanism consists of a brass-
seat into which fitted a gate counter balanced with an adjustable cast iron weight.
2. The Unbalanced Valve - is not illustrated here, but its appearance is similar to the balanced
valve. This type of valve is not preferred because of its recorded poor performance in the past.
Area Drain
The area drain assembly consists of a running trap installed under the basement floor to protect it from
freezing. The trap is equipped with a cleanout. The minimum size of an area drain is 10 mm or 4" pipe to
drain basement entryways, loading platforms, or driveways.
Floor Drain
A floor drain is defined as; a receptacle used to receive water to be drained from the floor into the
plumbing system wear sanitary authorities recognized floor drain as plumbing fixture properly designed
and located where to receive liquid floor waste.
On Floor Drain, the Plumbing Code Recommended the Following:
1. An average residence is provided with two floor drains. One located near the heating equipment, and
the other in the vicinity of the laundry. In most instances, one floor drain is provided to serve the entire
basement. Because of this false economy, the result is an annoying wet floor.
2. Every room where laundry equipment is used, shall be provided with adequate floor drain.
3. The drain proper must be located where the over. flowing water will not travel a great distance over
the floor before it enters the drain. It is recommended that the floor drain be located at one end of the
laundry tub. This will assure a dry floor where one stands when using the fixture.
4. Every floor drain shall be supplied with running water from a fixture located nearby. If the fixture is
less than 1.50 meters from the drain, it should be tapped but not necessarily vented.
5. Fixture drains which supply water to a floor drain, should be connected to the house side and never to
the sewer side of the trap.
The most common and frequent trouble experienced by home owners is the water on the floor being
rejected by the floor drain. One of its causes is the presence of sand and other objectionable wastes
accumulated inside the P-trap. Sand and dirt are accumulated inside the floor drain gradually when
cleaning the floor. And to remove this accumulated sand inside the P-trap is a real problem which has
started from the time when:
1. The plumber failed to anticipate this problem. He installed a 50 mm or 2 inches P-Trap, which is too
small for a human hand or tools to clean.
2. The P trap installed might have been too deep below the floor line despite of its being small in size.
Trouble in the plumbing installation is very certain to happen and therefore, must be anticipated. The
plumbing layout as Built-in Plan must be kept for future reference in case of trouble. Without the Built-
in Plan, hit and miss repair would be very difficult and costly.
Experienced plumber will not install P-Trap smaller than 75 mm diameter on floor drain. More so, when
it will be installed underground or embedded in concrete slab.
The difference in cost between a 50 and 75 mm waste pipe for a short distance floor drain and P-Trap is
immaterial, compared with the risk and the inconveniences that will be encountered in case of drain
trouble. Experienced plumber specify floor drain not less than 75 mm.
Reminders in Installing Floor drain.
1. Floor drain is usually installed on basement floor, near the heating equipment, below the kitchen sink,
and vicinity of the laundry.
2. The 75 mm or (3") P- Trap is recommended minimum size for floor drain. It should be installed nor
more than 20 centimeters below the floor line.
3. The P-trap should be Deep Seal type
4. The low inlet hub pattern P-trap is commonly used as floor drain.

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PLUMBING DESIGN AND ESTIMATE

Back Flow Valve

On Floor Drain, the Plumbing Code Recommended the Following:

Reminders in Installing Floor drain.

3. The P-trap should be Deep Seal type

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