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Guilty-Ham t1_j9iqn27 wrote

Hey OP, you did the biggest abortion of a remodel. The other seam of the counter is equally horrid. Plus, who installs the faucet right at the trim of a window where the pipes will freeze in a cold snap.

Also, I doubt the sink drain has proper venting, which would be an island vent system.

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stealthybutthole t1_j9kl9lb wrote

why would an island vent be proper here? it's on an exterior wall and it's an old house, it probably has an actual vent.

also based on the fixture i'm guessing that's been there. not exactly something you can go down to home depot and purchase in 2023.

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Guilty-Ham t1_j9m3hzg wrote

It needs an island vent. It offsets under the window and by code you cant offset below flood level rim of the fixture. To vent without the offset would require it to rise straight up which it can't...obviously.

You don't purchase an island vent, you have to oversize the drain and loop the vent from the sink apex back into the oversize pipe, in this case, it should be a 3" drain. here is an illustration https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fterrylove.com%2Fimages%2Fisland_vent_1b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fterrylove.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Fisland-sink-venting.43049%2F&tbnid=H1dkqasDSFGZrM&vet=12ahUKEwipjuPqoar9AhURh-4BHeknA4gQMygBegUIARDLAw..i&docid=8ppTsAUDa6_OhM&w=512&h=459&q=island%20vent&client=firefox-b-1-d&ved=2ahUKEwipjuPqoar9AhURh-4BHeknA4gQMygBegUIARDLAw

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stealthybutthole t1_j9m5hcc wrote

I know what an island vent is. I’m saying he didn’t install the faucet. It’s not a reno, he just redid the countertops.

As far as the vent goes, we have no idea what the plumbing actually looks like. So speculating is pointless.

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Guilty-Ham t1_j9jut5n wrote

Oh Boy.... You don't understand pipes are in a freeze wall?

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Sleete t1_j9k3gie wrote

I think he's talking about how the faucet is actually attached to the wall, meaning the plumbing is in the exterior wall. Usually the faucets come out of the countertop and the plumbing is in the cabinet below the sink.

As for if this is realistically an issue in a colder climate? idk. In Minnesota I've never seen a set up like this.

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