Is The Basement Floor Drain Clogged?
A basement floor drain is considered to be the lowest drain of your plumbing system. It has a round shape screen measuring around 6 to 8 in diameter. The floor drain is very similar to a shower drain in appearance, however, the floor drain differs itself in the way that it is built and designed. While the shower drains are usually deeper drains, the basement floor drain is directly connected with the p-trap which makes this particular drain to be very shallow when comparing with a shower drain. Besides the p-trap itself, most floor drains also have a clean out built in it for easy access and maintenance. As I mentioned in other pages of this site, the floor drain is usually located in the furnace room by the water heater and the furnace, however, you can also find it in other locations of the house, like in the laundry room for example. It is very common to find the floor drain connected with the kitchen sink line and the laundry line, however, the floor drain is the last point of acce
