Shower Drain Into Floor Drain

If the concrete is broken then it would be possible to plumb for a new floor drain and a shower drain.

Shower drain into floor drain. The shower drain trap piping for a shower drain includes a trap like the ones you see under your sinks. The vents can then tie back together above the flood level of the fixtures plus six inches. It would double trap the line and it would prevent the drain from doing its job which is to catch surface water in the basement and move it to the drainage. Put the drain body into the drain hole in the shower.

4 floor drains typically were not vented but if yours is cast iron it may have been. Then simply remove the floor drain cover and drop a piece of pvc from the ell down the throat of the floor drain trap. While sink traps are usually p shaped some shower traps are s shaped so that water drops vertically away from the trap when it clears the s curve instead of being directed through a horizontal length of pipe. First connect the linear shower drain to the drainage pipe and make sure that the drain pipe has sufficient slope.

From the bottom push a rubber washer onto the drain body then push on a slip washer to cover the rubber washer. Nothing else matters other than this drain and whether it is vented properly or not. When the washers are in. 2 no all your drainage is already vented.

A traditional shower pan requires a clamping drain which must be installed to meet the height of the liner and deck. A composite pan commonly has the drain slightly recessed in the floor whereas the riser must be the exact length required of that particular pan and drain combination. The shower will be trapped by the floor drain and the floor drain s vented by the holding tank. Slide the drain in the connector it is not necessary to glue this as the connector provides sufficient sealing.

You have to make a tight joint between the floor drain riser assuming there is a trap beneath it and then install your new shower drain. Both will need their own vent. You don t want to run a drain pipe directly into the trap of a floor drain. Everybody s happy and you don t have to tear anything up.