Vents terminating in the attic

Originally Posted By: gmartin2
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An accuaintance of mine said he used a type of one-way vent cap for his addition -vent that terminated in the attic. He said that it allowed air to flow down into the vent but trapped the odor from rising up and out the vent cap. Wonder how wise this arrangement is.


Originally Posted By: lkage
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Sounds like an AAV (air admittance valve).


I think they're only allowed on the same level as the fixture but not sure.


Originally Posted By: gmartin2
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Thanks. His is terminated in the attic. He said that he’s going to run it through the roof some-next-summer-day. And like I say it is in an addition; he allready has a soil pipe through the roof.


Originally Posted By: jsieg
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They have been used in Europe I have been told for around 200 years. They cost around $30.00 & have a life of about 50-75 years before needing to be replaced. They are used at kitchen island sinks a lot.


I did some plumbing for a friend and we installed 3 of them. The code inspector told us we could have run them all up to the second floor attic and used just one... I then said if I ran them all that way why wouldn't I just run them out the roof??? The inspector said that some people don't want to see pipes sticking out their foor.