What is the difference between a drain line and a waste line?

A drain is a pipe that serves only one building, conveying water and waste water away to a sewer. Sewers (sewerage), are the underground networks of pipes that carry sewage (waste water and excrement), waste water and surface water run-off, from drains to treatment facilities or disposal points.

What are 3 types of drain pipes?

What Types of Drain Pipes Are Commonly Used in Homes?

• Corrugated Drain Pipes. In most cases, corrugated pipes are used for outdoor drains rather than indoor ones.
• PVC Drainage Lines.
• Cast Iron Pipes.
• Copper Pipes.
• Galvanized Pipes.
• Concrete or Clay Drainage Pipes.

What is the difference between waste pipe and soil pipe?

At a very basic level, waste pipes are designed to carry just water and other liquids out of your home. Soil pipes are pipes that are designed to carry “soiled” water from your home – that means any water, or substances, that were in a toilet, bidet or urinal.

What is the main waste pipe called?

soil vent pipe
Although any pipe could physically perform this task, the soil pipe – also known as a soil vent pipe – has a specific quality that makes it so useful for carrying soiled waste. It’s of a dimension that allows solid waste to pass and is vented to reduce the risk of nasty odours.

Is the water line and sewer line the same thing?

Your sewer pipes convey anything classified as solid waste or grey water waste to either to a public sewage treatment plant or to a private sewage treatment system such as a septic system. The most obvious to most folks is water and waste from a toilet. Also, dirty dishwater from the kitchen sink.

What is a waste pipe?

What is a waste pipe? A waste pipe is often a smaller diameter pipe that carries waste water from your sinks, washing machine, shower, bath and any other appliance you may have that uses water. It can be narrower than a soil pipe as the waste pipe is only designed to carry water.

What is waste pipe?

waste pipe in American English 1. a pipe for draining liquid waste or excess liquids. 2. Plumbing. a pipe for draining away the wastes of a building other than those from water closets.

Do toilets and sinks use the same drain?

Yes they are. First, the potable water feeds to both the sink and the toilet. These are the water supply pipes. Sometimes toilets are fed both hot and cold water through a tempering valve that prevents the toilet’s tank from sweating.

Can I run sink waste into soil pipe?

There are a number of different ways of connecting a waste pipe into a soil pipe, all of which use connectors known as boss fittings. A boss fitting uses an adaptor (32mm, 40mm or 50mm depending upon the waste pipe size) to connect into the side of the soil pipe.

Are all drains in a house connected?

Your sinks, toilets, showers, and washing machine each have their own branch line drains. These branch lines connect to your main house drain at some point. If your main house drain becomes clogged, all of the other drains in the house can back up.

What is a drain line?

Drain lines are a part of a drain waste vent (DWV) system and are used to expel sewage, grey water and industrial waste fluids. Drain lines are sometimes vented to maintain sufficient air pressure inside the drain lines to aid the free flow of waste matter.

Can waste pipes run under floorboards?

With the location of the soil-pipe that manages toilet waste at the other end of the house, the answer is definitely no, this is definitely not a cost-effective option. They can be mounted on the floor, but usually pipes run below the floor in-between the floor joists.