STUDOR® AUSTRALIA Presents STUDOR® Air Admittance Valves Module 2 Group and Stack Venting Advance slide manually ©MTW Studor Aust. Oct 2004

Preface: This presentation is intended to provide the participants with the most current information available at time of publication and draws on Australian National Standards AN/NZS3500.2.2003. This presentation is at best, a guide, and it is always the installers responsibility to confirm the local regulations, variations and options that apply in their state and/or area. Advance slide manually

This Course: The Assessment: should at its completion, enable the participants to: 1. correctly identify the components of the Mini-Vent and Maxi-Vent Air Admittance Valve (AAV) 2. correctly install both in Group Venting and Stack Venting applications The Assessment: will be via a written Question & Answer Sheet at the end of the course (Participants are advised to make note of items marked with a ‘*’) Advance slide manually

Introduction It is assumed that the participants in this course have completed the first module of this course or have at least practical experience with the installation and application of Air Admittance Valves as single fixture vents. In this module we will learn their applications as Group and Stack Vents. Manually advance slide

Introduction * Studor Mini-Vent & Maxi-Vent Air Admittance Valves can be used for venting groups of fixtures such as domestic bathrooms and en-suites up to commercial washrooms, toilet blocks etc This is : “Group Venting” * The Mini-Vent and Maxi-Vent can also vent the vertical pipes or stacks that connect these groups of fixtures on various floors in multi-storey applications These pipes can vary in size from 50mm to 200mm: This is “Stack Venting” Manually advance slide

The Valves Both Valves have a lifetime warranty MINI-VENT™ MAXI-VENT™ This slide will operate upon opening, advance when ready Airflow of 7.5 litres/second at -250 Pa Capacity: *60 Fixture units for Group Venting *6 Fixture units for Stack Venting Airflow of 32 litres/second at -250 Pa Capacity: *1000 Fixture units for Group Venting *140 Fixture units for Stack Venting Both Valves have a lifetime warranty Both conform to AN/NZS4936 Australian Manufacturing Standard

Important Note *. Always ensure when installing any AAV that it is an Australian Standards approved product and has both approval and airflow capacity (l/s) clearly marked on the body of the valve or packaging On the top of the Mini-Vent and Maxi-Vent are the relevant Australian Standards Marking Confirm understanding of this point with participants

STUDOR AAV’s Are guaranteed for the life of the plumbing system to which they are attached! Every Mini-Vent and Maxi-Vent has been tested twice before dispatch from the factory! Advance slide manually

The STUDOR Mini-Vent & Maxi-Vent Both AAV’s share a common form of packaging POLYSTYRENE PACKAGING TOP FOR INSULATION MINI/MAXI-VENT OUTER SLEEVE Advance slide manually ADAPTER POLYSTYRENE PACKAGING BOTTOM

Installation The Mini-Vent as supplied can be installed on 3 different sizes of PVC DWV pipes: * 40mm: to suit basins, small sinks and baths in Australia * 50mm: to suit sinks, laundry tubs etc * 32mm: Older plumbing systems in Australia (and basins etc in New Zealand) *The Mini-Vent can be installed up 1000mm (1 metre) below the rim/flood level of the highest fixture of the group it is venting advance slide manually

Installation Note: The capacity of the Mini-Vent is not limited by the pipe size it is connected to but the total number of fixture units it is venting. i.e.: a Mini-Vent can be installed (via reducers etc.) on a 80mm (or above) DWV Waste Pipe if the total number of fixture units doesn’t exceed 60 F.U.

Installation The Maxi-Vent as supplied can be installed on 2 different sizes of PVC DWV pipes: * 80mm * 100mm *When used as a group vent the Maxi-Vent can also be installed up to 1000mm (1 metre) below the rim/flood level of the highest fixture in the group it is venting advance slide manually Advance slide manually

Group Venting This plumbing ventilation test rig, the biggest in the world, was built by students and staff at Gymea TAFE in Sydney, to prove AAVs were equal to or better than ‘Open Air Venting’ for groups of fixtures This entire rig was vented by just 2 Mini-Vents Allow time to study this picture and discuss it. The Mini-Vent shown is positioned above the fixture groups to allow comparison with open venting. Ideally this would be positioned on the common discharge pipe

AN/NZS 3500.2.2003 Clause 6.9 AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES Air admittance valves complying with AS/NZS 4936 may be used in sanitary plumbing systems for *trap vents, group vents and stack vents and to ventilate branch drains*. They shall not be used for the upstream venting of a main drain. NOTE: Branches connected into a positive pressure area, such as near boundary traps in multi storey buildings, may need additional venting. 6.9.2 Requirements for use The following apply: (a) Air admittance valves shall be used only on *systems that have at least one open upstream vent off the main drain. The upstream vent shall be sized in accordance with Table 3.5 and shall be not less than DN 50. (b) Where more than one building on an allotment drains to the sewerage system, the sanitary drainage system of each building shall have one open upstream vent connected to its sanitary drain (c) Air admittance valves shall have a determined airflow capacity not less than that in Table 6.6 when used as a trap vent, group vent or branch drain upstream vent, and Table 6.7 when used as a stack vent .(d) An air admittance valve shall not be used as a stack vent where the stack extends through 10 or more floor levels. (e) Where a sanitary plumbing system has a relief vent fitted to the stack, the relief vent shall be extended separately to atmosphere as an open vent. (f) In Australia, air admittance valves that form an integral part of a fixture trap shall only be used as a trap vent Read out the text and note the asterix points

Group Venting (Installation) 1 2 Advance slide manually Here we see two options; *1. Coming off the 100 x 50 vented Pan bend, (probably the last fixture in the group) *2. Coming off a 100 x 50 Junction on the common discharge pipe

Group Venting

Relief Vent to atmosphere Group Venting Diagram Relief Vent to atmosphere * Common Discharge pipes Clause 7.5.3 and 7.5.7.5.3(b) Alternative Position Clause 7.5.7.5.2 (b) Clause 7.5.7.2(a) Clause 7.5.3. Clause 7.5.7.5. 2 Confirm understanding of diagram before advancing slide * Refer to Australian National Standards AS/NZS 3500.2.2003 *Please note: Although group vents have been deleted, the relief vent is still required on the stack to maintain air flow and equalize pressures within the stack The relief vent should also be extended to atmosphere when the stack is vented with a Maxi-Vent. (although in Aust. states with a Performance Code option, Studor advises that this is deleted)

Group Venting So , knowing that we have to use the Table 6.6 to correctly size our AAV, we now add up the number of fixture units in our group and check the table. Let’s assume we have 6 W.C.’s (Pan/Cistern combinations) i.e. 1 x W.C.= 4 Fixture Units 4F.U.X 6 = 24 Fixture Units Confirm understanding of fixture units and understanding of this eqaution.

Fixture Unit loading of discharge pipe Table 6.6 Minimum Determined Airflow Capacity of Air Admittance Valves When used as a Trap or Group Vent Fixture Unit loading of discharge pipe 6 8 10 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Min. Airflow capacity of AAV’s (litres per second) 1 2 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 The maximum capacity: STUDOR® Mini-Vent™ 7.50 l/s (or 60 FU) STUDOR® Maxi-Vent™ 32.01 l/s (or 1000 FU) Confirm understanding of this result and table before advancing slide

Stack Venting The same rule also applies to Stack Venting. Lets assume 6 x W.C.’s on one common discharge pipe and 6 washbasins on the opposite one and we have the same on 2 floors of a multi storey building. 6 x 4 F.U.(24FU) + 6 x 1 F.U.(Washbasins)(6FU) = 30 FU X 2 Floors = 60FU Let’s check the next table……….. Confirm understanding before advancing slide

MINIMUM DETERMINED AIRFLOW CAPACITY OF AIR TABLE 6.7 MINIMUM DETERMINED AIRFLOW CAPACITY OF AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES VENTING DISCHARGE STACKS Fixture unit loading of discharge Minimum determined air flow stack capacity of AAV, Litres per second 1 3 2 4 4 6 6 7 10 9 12 10 15 11 20 13 25 15 30 16 40 18 60 23 80 26 100 29 200 41 300 51 400 58 500 65 600 72 1000 92 Confirm as previuosly.

Adapter allows push-fit over 80mm DWV pipe Stack Venting STUDOR Maxi-Vent With adapter Push-fit into 100mm DWV pipe with adapter Removal of adapter enables solvent welding to 80mm DWV All contents of this slide will appear automatically. Confirm understanding before advancing Adapter allows push-fit over 80mm DWV pipe

No need to penetrate the roof! Stack Venting No need to penetrate the roof! Advance slide manually When a Maxi-Vent is installed in a roof space, always allow at least 150mm above any insulation

Stack Venting When installing the Maxi-Vent in areas that might be subject to temperatures below 0ْ or above 60ْ , use the top half of the foam packaging for thermal protection ْ Advance slide manually For additional physical protection, where the valve is installed externally, an aluminum cap is available as an cover over the foam packaging.

Summary The Maxi-Vent™ Note the saving of unnecessary vent piping/fire collars etc and no roof penetration required A stack and group vented plumbing system using Studor AAV’s Traditionally Vented plumbing system *Although not shown here, each plumbing system/building/house etc must have at least one open vent to atmosphere. In some cases this may need to be the main stack, so a Maxi-vent might not be used. Mini-Vents would still be used however for venting single fixtures and bathroom groups The Mini-Vent™ This slide will start automatically but then has to be advanced manually stage by stage so the presenter can ascertain understanding of each section.

Summary We’ve learned that approved AAVs can be used to vent both groups of fixtures and the stacks usually connected to those groups as well as how to correctly size and install them in those situations. Please clarify any points with your instructor on which you are unsure Your Instructor will now hand out a Q & A sheet for you to complete. GOOD LUCK! Hand out Question and Answer sheets

Acknowledgements STUDOR Australia would like to thank: - the Teaching and Stores Staff under the guidance of Raymond Jones, Senior Head Teacher of Plumbing,TAFE NSW Southern Sydney Institute, Sutherland College (Gymea Campus) for their support and contribution to this entire course. - All TAFE teachers nationally STUDOR would also like to acknowledge the continued support offered by Plumbers Supplies Co-operative who provided the materials for this project This is the final slide.