Please share this video For more great information about water treatment, subscribe! Follow me or email [email protected] or [email protected] Check out our online store at https//www.TheWaterFilterEstore.com or our full service store in Midland, Ontario at https//www.TheWaterStoreMidland.com According to most plumbing codes a water softener drain line must not be connected directly to the household waste system. This is to prevent non-potable water from flowing backwards possibly mixing and contaminating potable (drinking) water. 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 receptacle used.
In addition, the end of the drain line should be secured so that there is never any chance that it can become immersed in waste fluids or it can spray water into the surrounding area. Plumbing your drain line into a laundry sink is probably the easiest and most convenient way, just secure the line 1 1/2' above the rim of the sink and you're done. Make sure to not leak the stopper or anything else in the laundry sink. The next easiest way is to run the drain line to a floor drain as long as you have a way to secure the end point 1 1/2' above the grill.
My favourite is to run the drain into a drain stack just be sure to maintain the air gap. Whenever there isn't a way to connect to a laundry sink or into a floor drain you can use an Air Gap Fitting and drain over head to plumbing from above the install location. These Air Gap Fittings are plumbing code required whenever you hard plumb the drain line (waste line) of water treatment equipment to your household plumbing. These need to be installed with a 'p' trap to ensure no sewer gases enter the household. Please share this video For more great information about water treatment, subscribe!
Drain” Water Softener Air Gap. The AG100-001 (MD-10A) Water Softener air gap is installed near the laundry facilities in a garage, basement, or laundry room for convenient access to the house drainage piping. There almost never exists a dedicated (unused) standpipe just waiting to be used by the installer for surmounting their drain line air gap.
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Product Description Code-Approved Dual Air Gap for Water Softeners And Reverse Osmosis Fits 1-1/2' or 2' PVC Pipe Air gap fittings are plumbing code required to mount in the drain line(waste line) of water treatment equipment and their primary purpose is to prevent non-potable water from flowing backwards possibly mixing and contaminating potable (drinking) water. You might think of the function of an air gap fitting as a no-fail check valve but without an internal seat or any moving parts. The key characteristics for an air gap is protection from back flow and back siphonage.
Back flow occurs when there is a clog or blockage downstream in the drain line which with more water entering causes the non-potable water to back up fully engulfing the air gap unit or at least reach in the back siphonage critical level of the air gap unit. Back siphonage happens when there is suction on the potable water line and air gap inlet that sucks non-potable water port back into the potable (drinking) water line.
This air gap provides protection from back flow and back siphonage. Pictured below is a typical air gap installation into a sanitary sewer pipe (note the 'p-trap' which prevents sewer gas from entering through the air gap). The air gap rule is simply this: The 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. The greater of two times the diameter of the equipment's indirect drain or 1-1/2' is the minimum air gap for whole house (point-of-entry) water treatment equipment.
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The greater of two times the equipment effective drain line diameter, or one inch, is allowed for point-of-use equipment. In addition, the end of the drain line should be secured so that there is never any chance that it can become immersed in waste fluids.
Be sure to study and follow the equipment manufacturer's printed instructions. They will specify drain line size.
If the proper size is not provided, the unit may not be thoroughly backwashed.
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