Exhaust through Shower drain?

sativahigh

sativahigh

Member
Is it possible to successfully push the exhaust through a shower drain? Has anybody tried it? I cant find much info on the web.
 
moash

moash

New Member
sure u could
it would have to be at an incline or u would have to make some kind of p-trap with the vent tubing
also there may be bubbles when someone takes a bath
 
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mrmadcow

Well-Known Member
my guess is that it would work for a small grow but the vent for a soilpipe is fairly small so you couldn't get much airflow
 
rucca

rucca

Active Member
im no plumber, but from what i've seen, all drains have that small S shape in them, it holds water and prevents sewer stink from coming up your drain. So, you would have to push the air through this water, which would really hurt flow, and if it pushed enough water through, maybe the sewer gas would get in and stink... i think it explodes too? but i'm not a plumber... just doesn't sound like the best idea.
 
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conejo

Active Member
rucca said:
im no plumber, but from what i've seen, all drains have that small S shape in them, it holds water and prevents sewer stink from coming up your drain. So, you would have to push the air through this water, which would really hurt flow, and if it pushed enough water through, maybe the sewer gas would get in and stink... i think it explodes too? but i'm not a plumber... just doesn't sound like the best idea.
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yup, designed not to let air pass thru.
 
moash

moash

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rucca said:
im no plumber, but from what i've seen, all drains have that small S shape in them, it holds water and prevents sewer stink from coming up your drain. So, you would have to push the air through this water, which would really hurt flow, and if it pushed enough water through, maybe the sewer gas would get in and stink... i think it explodes too? but i'm not a plumber... just doesn't sound like the best idea.
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that small s thing is usually located at the start of the drain,so it should not be close to that
also there should be a vent pipe in the drain system ,so pushing air through the p-trap is probably unlikely
 
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Tyler1001

Member
As it stands I am a plumber and I'm getting into your area of expertise and I can say with confidence that ur drain pipe would be excellent. The best thing to do would be to find a cleaning cap somewhere nearby and hook up ur vent pipe. This solves ur problem of smell.....obviously lol, plus there is no trap after ur cleaning so there would be no obstructions for air flow. Keep on mind though as I have been growing for about a year I found a 4 inch pipe would clear a room about 10 ft by 10 ft. Any bigger and a carbon filter would be best. Hope this helps. It sure helps me!!!
 
plhkarma

plhkarma

Member
Tyler1001 said:
As it stands I am a plumber and I'm getting into your area of expertise and I can say with confidence that ur drain pipe would be excellent. The best thing to do would be to find a cleaning cap somewhere nearby and hook up ur vent pipe. This solves ur problem of smell.....obviously lol, plus there is no trap after ur cleaning so there would be no obstructions for air flow. Keep on mind though as I have been growing for about a year I found a 4 inch pipe would clear a room about 10 ft by 10 ft. Any bigger and a carbon filter would be best. Hope this helps. It sure helps me!!!
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Huh? What's a cleaning cap? Do you disconnect the p-trap and connect a hose?.
Currently have a plant in our unused upstairs bathroom.
 
smokebomb1

smokebomb1

Active Member
dont you have a fan vent in the roof? why not save yourself a lot of trouble and vent through it, unless your afraid of the heat going to the roof
 
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