My point was, there are a whole lot more important things on a bus to worry about than following a code for a vent tube!
But if people are starting from scratch with an empty shell, there is really no excuse for not doing it correctly from the beginning.-Seanhttp://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com
There is nothing to indicate that methane in an RV waste tank is a problem. I've never heard of an RV explosion caused by methane?? I've also never heard of a methane explosion in a home for that matter. Just because it is posted here that it is a danger doesn't make it so. These are opinions.
We're talking two kinds of vents here, drain vents and waste tank vents.
I repeat, the primary purpose of a building drain vent is to take air in, not vent methane.
Traps keep methane out of a building. The reason vents go through the roof is because they must be kept higher than the highest drain, not because they vent methane. This is a common myth and may even be believed by some plumbers.
Drain vents in an RV serve the same purpose, without them the traps would be sucked dry every time water went down the drain system.
These vents could go out the side of the RV if desired since they take air in, not out.
Check valves can also be used which take air from inside the bus and avoid more roof holes and long vent pipes. I use these valves.
7.7.5 Anti-Siphon Trap Vent Devices. An anti-siphon trap vent device shall be permitted to be used only as a secondary vent ...
...The reason for large building roof vent pipes is that the vents are so long and the drain pipes so large that a small vent pipe would not allow enough air to enter the drain pipe as the liquid flowed out. My bottom vent pipe is only 1.25" and perfectly adequate because it is so short.
Any pressure of any kind in a waste tank will evacuate methane if it is present, including incoming liquid.
The theory that it will accumulate in the loop is just a theory, nothing more. The theory that there is enough methane in an RV waste tank to be hazardous is also just theory, nothing more.
If anaerobic bacteria is allowed to grow in an RV waste tank there won't be any significant methane,
or solid waste for that matter. The problem is that most RVers seem to insist on cleaning the waste tank at every dumping or adding strong chemicals. Bad. This kills the little ab who will do the job much better if only allowed to live. I never completely empty my waste tank.
There is nothing to indicate that methane in an RV waste tank is a problem.
I've never heard of an RV explosion caused by methane?? I've also never heard of a methane explosion in a home for that matter. Just because it is posted here that it is a danger doesn't make it so. These are opinions.
Saying that a bottom vent is incorrect or unsafe is baseless. Saying it is doesn't make it so.I'm always amazed when a poster says another poster is wrong with no base for such a statement.
Disagreeing is one thing, saying another poster is wrong is another thing altogether and not necessary. I was under the impression that we post here for the information of the questioner and that it was up to him to decide what is right and what is wrong?
Codes are very often more political than technical or safety based. Copper vs PB water supply pipes is the best example I can think of. PB is superior in every way to Cu yet it is not approved in many location. Why? Because it protects the Cu suppliers.
One can make a choice, blindly follow mindless codes or think! It is easy to follow mindless rules and regulations but a bit more challenging to think.
... My ole Grandpappy told me long ago to beware of experts and engineers!!
Hey Ace, maybe if you ducted the vent into your engine air intake, all that methane would increase your HP? LOL Jack
Why would methane build up in a bottom vented tank any more than in a top vented one as long as the vent is open?