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Old 7/18/11, 11:10 PM
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Condensation drain line was attached to sewer drain pipe. Call it out because of gases seeping back into unit. The remodling contractor stated " a water trap is installed to prevent sewer gas from flowing back into unit" My question- Does this look like any type of water trap that would prevent gases from seeping back into unit? Also drain line was leaking from unit itself.
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Old 7/18/11, 11:16 PM
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You are just so pickey!



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Old 7/18/11, 11:34 PM
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Seriously I am asking if we are seeing the whole thing or does the water flow uphill?
Need air gap and trap.

Picture is blurry but what is that grey snake going to.
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Old 7/19/11, 12:19 AM
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Dont remember about grey snake but now i looked at it closer, looks like conduit; suppose to go back on re-inspection; the water flow is slightly downhill from unit to sewer line



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Not allowed to drill and tap into sewer lines like that. Improper
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Old 7/19/11, 1:47 AM
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What is shown in pic 1 is not a trap but just an uphill section.



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Old 7/19/11, 4:48 AM
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It would have been a lot easier to install a condensate pump and been done



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Its not acceptable to connect a condensate drain to a main waste line ... even with a trap in the condensate line. What happens in the fall/winter when the cooling system is not running and the condensate trap water dries out ...
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Exactly, thanks



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