Oh my lord. So they forgot to hook it up. Wow. Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 6, 2016, at 3:34 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I inspected a $500 k+ house here in Goldsboro, NC, 'bout 20 years ago that > had been occupied for about 5 years. At a shower in one of the 1F bathrooms, > I directed my flashlight beam into the shower drain and looked directly at > muddy ground under the house. Under the house, I found the drain trap and > other pieces of PVC pipe that would have completed the connection just lying > on top of a pier nearby. As indicated by amount of water under the house, > the shower had been in regular use. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Yet even more dishwasher talk > > >> Maybe I should just cut a hole in the floor and stick the hose down there >> and just let it drain under the house. Many years ago we used to live in a >> house in the country when I was a kid and the washing machine was on a >> separate drain pipe that just went out back and drained into the pasture. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 3:11 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Wilton - do you make house calls? I'm pretty sure my DW hookup is >>> incompatible with the plumbing codes of any country in the first, second or >>> third worlds. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:09 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Then, you must have an up loop to at least highest possible water level in >>>> the sink - usually touching underside of cabinet top by the sink or >>>> underside of sink at cabinet top level. >>>> >>>> Additional air gap not required here, either. >>>> >>>> Wilton >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 3:56 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Yet even more dishwasher talk >>>> >>>> >>>> If you mean the air gap thing no, they are not required here. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 10:22 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have an anti-siphon vent on it? I have had one with and two >>>>>> without, never noticed any issue either way. Might be a local code >>>>>> issue. >>>>>> >>>>>> --R >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4/6/16 10:44 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>> Kaleb, >>>>>>> I just checked my Maytag installation which works with no problems. The >>>>>>> drain line comes out the bottom, no up loops, and goes into the kitchen >>>>>>> sink drain "before" the trap. Therefore, the trap prevents any gases or >>>>>>> odors getting back into the DW, just like traps work in other parts of >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> house. I think this straight line hookup allows faster/better water >>>>>>> drain, >>>>>>> while preventing material or odors from getting back into the DW. Mine >>>>>>> could have been hooked into the garbage disposal, but was not which I'm >>>>>>> happy with...less stuff in the disposal to cause it problems. BTW, I'm >>>>>>> still running the original disposal after 17 years. >>>>>>> Roger >>>>>>> Roger Hale >>>>>>> Dinnerware Classics, Inc. >>>>>>> Monroe, Ga. >>>>>>> 770-267-0850 >>>>>>> www.dinnerwareclassics.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
