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Hello everyone,
I could do with some opinions on the drainage set up at a house I am buying and would really appreciate your advice. I've been searching online for weeks but got conflicting information. I'm trying to see if the changes made to drainage are legal.
The previous owner moved the toilet to the back of the building and changed the soil pipe accordingly. In doing this, it crossed where the rain gutter was and so they removed the existing gutter pipe and connected it directly into the soil pipe. According to the water company there are separate surface and foul sewers in the street so am I right in thinking that this is against regulations?
Similarly, the advice I've seen elsewhere online is unclear whether the dishwasher and kitchen sink are allowed to go into the drain that the guttering went into.
I've attached a picture to try and be as clear as possible. If any
of you can help advise me on how legal this set up is, that would be really fantastic.
I've already had a look around the forums and got a load of useful information for the new house already, so thanks in advance everyone!
I could do with some opinions on the drainage set up at a house I am buying and would really appreciate your advice. I've been searching online for weeks but got conflicting information. I'm trying to see if the changes made to drainage are legal.
The previous owner moved the toilet to the back of the building and changed the soil pipe accordingly. In doing this, it crossed where the rain gutter was and so they removed the existing gutter pipe and connected it directly into the soil pipe. According to the water company there are separate surface and foul sewers in the street so am I right in thinking that this is against regulations?
Similarly, the advice I've seen elsewhere online is unclear whether the dishwasher and kitchen sink are allowed to go into the drain that the guttering went into.
I've attached a picture to try and be as clear as possible. If any
of you can help advise me on how legal this set up is, that would be really fantastic.
I've already had a look around the forums and got a load of useful information for the new house already, so thanks in advance everyone!