Water Softener Drain Into Sewer Line

Materials water softener with bypass valve plumbing pipe fittings as needed flexible supply tubes solder and flux if needed 1 2 inch diameter flexible drain tubing pipe clamps air gap fitting if needed.

Water softener drain into sewer line.

An addition ft for every 10psi past 40. I have a less than ideal situation of my water softener draining into my sump pit. A softener drain line must not be connected directly to the waste system but must be emptied into a laundry tray floor drain or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at least two times the diameter of the drain line but in no case less than 1 1 2 above the top of the receptacle used. By code water softeners must be emptied into a laundry sink floor drain sump hole or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at least two times the diameter of the drain line but in no case less than 1 1 2 above the top of the.

This surge load displaces partially treated water from the septic tank into the drainfield. According to most plumbing codes a water softener drain line must not be connected directly to the household waste system. If the level of sewage is above the softener then backpressure could fill the drain line of the softener. The manual says the drain can be extended upwards of 6 ft.

It is common for the sewer pipes to be above the basement floor in older houses. Another cause of backpressure would be if the water softener s drain line was attached to the sewer line that ran along the ceiling of the basement above the softener. I would like to instead drain it into the sanitary sewer. When the water softener regenerates it uses the large amount of water over a relatively short period of time.

So i am good for 8 ft. The partially treated water has high organic content and can accelerate the maturing of the biomat. To hit the 1 5 pvc. However its in basement and has to travel upward of 6 8 ft.