Improve your air quality: Plumbing ventilation

Air quality is a major factor in ensuring our good health and this is where the correct installation of plumbing ventilation is so important. When installed to the right specifications, the ventilation will ensure that your plumbing system can operate as it should without tainting the air inside or outside your home.

What is the purpose of plumbing ventilation?

Plumbers carry out varied tasks when dealing with ventilation systems in homes and commercial buildings and items that fall into the category of plumbing ventilation are:

• Gas heating vents
• Bathroom vents
• Kitchen exhaust vents
• Sewer pipe vents

The correct venting prevents a build-up of pressure in the drain systems and sewer pipes, allowing noxious gases to be released which, in turn, allows the piping system to operate without undue pressure on the traps and water seals in the system works. Blocked vents are a common problem though but they need to be dealt with promptly as they can cause slow drainage of the water, traps to empty and also cause a release of sewer gases which can then find entry into homes and buildings.

When the plumbing ventilation is inadequate or poorly designed and installed, it can create problems with the release of wastewater which is vital to the release of the vacuum in the pipes which then allows the water to drain properly. Air admittance valves are very effective here and can reduce the number of venting methods needed in the plumbing system plus they allow for more flexibility in the design and layout of the system.

Ventilation: Ensure your air quality

Maintaining your plumbing system will keep it operating as it should and one of the best ways of ensuring the health of your system to use a qualified plumber when doing any repairs or replacements. Your plumber will be able to plan how best to set up your pipe system and the type of ventilation required for the job to keep your system operating as it should.
Calling your plumber at the first whiff of a ventilation problem could save your system from backing up altogether and save you a lot of costly repair work in the future.