wet vent

wet vent

A pipe, usually oversized, which functions both as a fixture branch and as a vent, e.g., a soil or waste pipe that also serves as a vent.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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to 10 ft., depending on the diameter of the pipe and whether the vent is "dry" or "wet." A wet vent is a vent that also serves as a drain.
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