13 Types of partially filled building drainage systems 13.

1 Types of ventilation design

13.1.7 System with Geberit HDPE Sovent and Geberit SuperTube

In a drainage system with Geberit HDPE Sovent and Geberit SuperTube, each branch discharge pipe is
connected to a Geberit HDPE Sovent fitting in the stack.
Very high negative pressure values can arise in conventional stacks with stack vents under certain
circumstances. The negative pressure arises due to unfavourable flow behaviour between the stack and the
branch discharge pipe. This unfavourable flow behaviour leads to a hydraulic blockage in the stack that
prevents the air from circulating.
The Geberit HDPE Sovent fittings prevent a hydraulic blockage in the stack, as the special design of the
fitting and patented Geberit SuperTube technology produce a continuous column of air in the stack. The
discharge rate of the stack increases as a result of the continuous column of air, meaning that there is no
longer any need to install a ventilation pipe running in parallel and the stack dimensions can be smaller in
many applications.
The Geberit HDPE Sovent fittings are available in the dimensions of d110 and d160. The Geberit HDPE
Sovent fitting d110 is equipped with the Geberit SuperTube technology.

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Geberit SuperTube
In addition to the Geberit HDPE Sovent fitting d110 with Geberit SuperTube technology, the Geberit HDPE
BottomTurn and Geberit HDPE BackFlip bends are also available for direction changes in the dimension
d110. They are also equipped with Geberit SuperTube technology. In combination with the two bends, fitting
d110 forms the Geberit SuperTube system.

Figure 69: Drainage system with Geberit SuperTube

A drainage system with Geberit SuperTube has the following features:

• ventilation with same pipe diameter as the stack
• space-saving: no separate ventilation pipe is required
• no branch ventilation pipe is required for change in direction in the stack
• continuous diameter d110 up to a stack offset of 6 m
• no slope required for stack offsets up to 6 m
• piping diagram which is easily comprehensible
• reduces negative pressure on each floor
• low material requirements
• little planning and installation work required

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