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You know, just about everybody in the Tri-State's got indoor plumbing
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Maybe except for Ron Wilson, our garden expert. But have you ever wondered what that little stubby pipe that sticks up out of your roof is connected to
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Well, I'm going to show you right now. I'm up in the attic and that's stubby little pipe that sticks out of the roof
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Well, it's connected to the plumbing vent system. It's a very important part of the average plumbing system
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Here I am in a new house, and this is a drain. This is a drain, a future drain for a bathroom sink
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Here's the line that the water comes through and it will go down eventually the sewer
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But check out this pipe right here. What is it? Well, it's the vent pipe. This is the pipe that connects back up to the roof
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Here's why vent pipes are important. Before you flush a toilet or let water go out of a sink
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inside the sewer and drain line is nothing but air. As soon as you pull the drain or flush the toilet
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an enormous amount of water pushes down through the pipe and pushes the air out of the way
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Well, that air needs to be replaced, and it does it through the vent lines
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As the water travels down towards the sewer or your septic tank, air enters through the roof
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and comes down into the lines to replace the air that was pushed out of the way
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Have you ever noticed when you flush a toilet, possibly you hear a gurgling in your bathroom sink
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or maybe your bathtub? It's a sign that a vent lines clog. How do you fix it
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Get up on the roof, put a garden hose down the stubby pipe, and turn it on
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Make sure someone's inside to check for leaks. and hopefully the water will flush out the vent system
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and things will be good as new. If you want to discover more home improvement tips
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go to ask the builder.com
