Vent Stack Thru Roof

Vent pipes provide this air by running outside the structure of the house.

Vent stack thru roof.

It also allows fresh air into the plumbing system to help water flow smoothly through the drain pipes however no water runs through the plumbing vent pipe. Through traps all fixtures are connected to waste lines which in turn take the waste to a soil stack or soil vent pipe. The stack has to run the most direct route through open air or be ventilated to extend to open air. Plumbing vent pipes are connected to your drain system and are needed for water to drain properly.

The vent stack is the pipe leading to the main roof vent. The main stack is the heart of the venting system. If you can t put the main stack through the roof most local plumbing codes allow you to put it through a wall instead but there are conditions. A stack vent is the extension of the waste stack to provide venting.

At the building drain system s lowest point the drain waste vent is attached and rises usually inside a wall to and out of the roof. The uppermost part of the waste stack that connects to the uppermost part of the roof is the stack vent. All the vents connect to it through branch lines and it vents the main toilet the most important plumbing fixture in most houses. It is a vertical pipe attached to a drain line and runs through the roof of your home.