Change Of House Drain Direction

Changes in direction of drainage piping shall

be made by the appropriate use of approved
fittings and shall be of the angles presented by a
one-sixteenth bend, one-eighth bend, or one-
sixth bend, or other approved fittings of
equivalent sweep.
Changes of house drain directions is also
governed by the following conditions:
1. All changes in directions from horizontal to
horizontal, or vertical to horizontal flow, should
be done with long radius fittings. Short Tees, ¼
bends and short turn L fittings, should not be
permitted.
• Horizontal to Vertical
Horizontal drainage lines, connecting with
a vertical stack, shall enter through 45 degree
(0.79 rad) wye branches, 60 degree (1.05 rad)
wye branches, combination wye and one-
eighth bend branches, sanitary tee or sanitary
tapped tee branches, or other approved
fittings of equivalent sweep.
• Horizontal to Horizontal
Horizontal drainage lines connecting with
other horizontal drainage lines shall enter
through 45 degree (0.79 rad) wye branches,
combination wye and one-eighth bend
branches, or other approved fittings of
equivalent sweep.
• Vertical to Horizontal
Vertical drainage lines connecting with
horizontal drainage lines shall enter through
45 degree (0.79 rad) wye branches,
combination wye and one-eighth bend
branches, or other approved fittings of
equivalent sweep.
2. Soil branch should be run Right Angle to the
main.
3. Fixture connection must run at Right Angle to
the branch.

Correct Methods of Making Changes in

Direction in Soil Piping.
In summary:
1. There are three 3 different changes of direction:
Horizontal to Vertical, Horizontal to Horizontal and
Vertical to Horizontal or H to V, H to H and V to H.
2. Whatever the material, a ¼ bend is the minimum
fitting required to connect 2 pipes when the change
of direction is horizontal to vertical (H to V).
3. The next longer radius fitting is required when
connecting 2 pipes and the change of direction is
Horizontal to Horizontal and Vertical to Horizontal (H
to H or V to H).
4. If you want to make sure you get the right fitting, call
it by the name the manufacturer has assigned to it. a.
There are no DWV fittings called medium sweeps by
the manufacturer.