BU:P: House Drain (Max Fajardo)

Grease Trap

A device installed to prevent stoppage in the plumbing system caused by grease and oil contained in waste discharged. Prevalent in large kitchens serving hotels, dining rooms, clubhouses and restaurants.

Area Drain

Consist of a running trap installed under the basement floor to protect it from freezing. Drain basrment entryways, loading platforms, or driveways.

Back Flow Valve

Is a device used in a drainage system to prevent the reversal of flow. Installed in a house drain or branches of the house drain that are subjected to reversal flow of liquid

Industrial Drain

Is a house drain that receives discharges from industrial equipment that contain some objectionable acid wastes.

Combined Drain

Is a type of house drain that receives discharges of sanitary waste as well as storm water.

House Trap

Is defined as a device installed in the house drain inmediately inside the foundation wall of the building. It serves as barrier and prevents the gases coming from the public sewer or septic tank in circulating through the plumbing system.

House drain

Is that portion of the plumbing system that discharges all soil and waste stacks within a building, and conveys the same to the House Sewer.

Sanitary Drain

This type of house drain receives the discharges of sanitary and domestic waste only. Storm waster is not allowed in this drain.

Garage Catch Basin

a device designed to convey wastes from garage, wash rack, grease pits and repair floors into the house drain.

Yard Catch Basin

a receptacle used to catch surface water drained from cemented courts, driveways, and yards.

Floor Drain

a receptacle used to receive water to be drained from the floor into the plumbing system.

Storm Drain

conveys all storm clear water, or surface water waste except sanitary wastes. It terminates into lake, river, dry run or natural basin.