Individual vent or back vent.

The portion of the

vent pipe system which serves a single fixture.

Main soil and waste vent. The portion of

soil stack pipe above the highest installed
fixture branch extending through the roof.

Main vent. The principal portion of the vent

pipe system to which vent braches may be
connected. It serves as a collecting vent
line.

Unit vent. The portion of the vent pipe system

which ventilates two fixture of similar design
installed on opposite sides of a partition.

The vent stack is

installed between
the 2nd and 3rd fixture
as a precaution. In
the case the soil
branch becomes
clogged, the 3rd
fixture scours the
pipe of fecal waste
which may obstruct
the vent.

Circuit vent or loop vent. The portion of the drainage system which ventilates two or
more fixture traps that discharge into a soil or waste branch.

SOIL
PERCOLATION
RATE (25mm) (1)
1 minute

APPLICATION RATE
(GPD/ SQ. METER)

2 minutes

46.22

34.40

10

24.73

15

19.35

20

16.12

30
45
60

57.00

11.83 field area:

Disposal
A= (1.50 + 25 + 1.50) 1.80
8.60
A= 50.4 m2 < 70 m2 (rule of thumb)
* Revise
5.34 distance of trenches
D= 70/ 28 = 2.5 m