Adding utility sink

[corey4x4man]

I am in the process if finishing the garage in my new home and would like a sink to wash up and clean misc items.

Question is how hard would it be to add one if I have a clean out right next to the hot water heater in the corner. I can tap into the hot and cold easily but am unsure what needs to be done for drain.

Here is a picture

 

[scottydosnntkno]

get a bulkhead PVC fitting that screws into the clean out, add a T (3" in 3" out 1.5" T-out) to tie the sink into, and another cleanout to put on the other end of the extended T.

sicne the cleanout is just straight in and not wye'd, you can just extend it out and t into it for your drain. Don't forget to tap into an air line or else install a "ventless" air hookup behind the sink.

 

[Highbeam]

What's with the gas water heater on the floor. Aren't those supposed to be elevated so as to prevent explosion?

 

[corey4x4man]

I know nothing about the code for the water heater, this was how it was installed by the builder.

Thanks for the response I wasn't sure if I could tap in at the clean out or not.

 

[Milton Shaw]

You can tap into the drain, but I would get that water heater off the floor if its in a garage. Gas fumes can get from cars/lawnmowers and into the pilot flame and then you are toast. Code is to get them about 24" off floor I think. I did notice what looked like clamp bands that might be for earthquake zones. But if you park car/ mowers what ever in that garage get that water heater off the floor.

 

[djjsr]

Don't forget the trap.

 

[shooting4life]

I don't think you will have an issue cutting into the drain pipe. I also agree with the above posters that you should raise the hot water heater. I recently installed a sink in my garage. Mine is attached to the hot, cold and waste for the washing machine. I also added foot pedals to control the temperature. The cabinet had to be raised for the pedals to work, which was my plan abyway since I am 6 foot 5 inches tall and everything I used needs to be raised.

 

[pmiranda]

While we're complaining about your water heater installation... any way to run that T&P line out of the garage... and with copper instead of PVC?
Sorry to pile on, but I personally would not want to be the one doing the annual check on that valve with the outlet at my feet.

I like the foot pedals on that utility sink. Do you leave the faucet open all the time so you can walk up and use it at will?

 

[shooting4life]

While we're complaining about your water heater installation... any way to run that T&P line out of the garage... and with copper instead of PVC?
Sorry to pile on, but I personally would not want to be the one doing the annual check on that valve with the outlet at my feet.

I like the foot pedals on that utility sink. Do you leave the faucet open all the time so you can walk up and use it at will?

I leave the faucet open all the time. I tried to find a way to by pass the regulator all together and go strait to the nozzle but it was some sort of metric or not standard threads that only the regulator would attach to.

I also agree to have the TP line to drain outdoors, mine is ran over to an exterior wall. This picture is not the greatest but you can see how I did it.

 

[djjsr]

While we're complaining about your water heater installation... any way to run that T&P line out of the garage... and with copper instead of PVC?
Sorry to pile on, but I personally would not want to be the one doing the annual check on that valve with the outlet at my feet.

Just cut it a little shorter so can stick a bucket under there.

 

[corey4x4man]

While we are on the code talk, how close can the water heater be to the furnace? Currently there is about 3 ft of waisted space because the water heater and furnace are on either side of a kick out in the back corner of my garage.

If I can move the water heater 3ft closer to furnace then ill have room to put the sink right next to the water heater not in front of it.

 

[corey4x4man]

So I checked into the water heater needing to be on a stand. Apparently As of recently it is not required to be on a stand I it is under 75 gal and is a sealed ignition point system....


I added the sink today. I tied into the clean out as per your recommendations. The tapped into the hot and cold off the water heater.

The drain