Each fixture trap shall have a protecting vent so located that the slope and the developed length in the fixture drain from the trap weir to the vent fitting are within the requirements set forth in subpart 4.
The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste pipe, except for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the weir of the trap.
No vent shall be installed within two drain pipe diameters of the trap weir.
Size of Fixture Drain, Inches | Distance Trap to Vent |
1-1/4 | 2 ft 6 in |
1-1/2 | 3 ft 6 in |
2 | 5 feet |
3 | 6 feet |
4 | 10 feet |
Note: The developed length between the trap of the water closet or similar fixture and its vent shall not exceed four feet.
L 2007 c 140 art 6 s 15; art 13 s 4; 33 SR 2042
May 14, 2012
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes