Garage Floor Drain

[Raywesebaum]

I am not finding anything specific about where a garage floor drain should go. Does a floor drain to daylight have to have some type of oil water separator?

 

[bill1952]

Separator required in NYS. I don't think that it is in every state.

 

[ICE]

Use the search function with the word garage. The fifth and seventh pages have threads about floor drains in a garage.

 

[Mac Moonfire]

Hi Ray,
detached garage? serving how many dwellings if any? how many motor vehicles? is it a repair garage(business of fixing car)?

 

[Raywesebaum]

Hi Ray,
detached garage? serving how many dwellings if any? how many motor vehicles? is it a repair garage(business of fixing car)?

It is a detached two car garage at a Single Family Residence. It is not a repair facility.

 

[bill1952]

I assumed residential in my reply above - NYS requires water oil separator - and they are not cheap.

 

[e hilton]

- NYS requires water oil separator - and they are not cheap.

Does anyone ever go back and inspect the separators to be sure they are working correctly?

 

[bill1952]

I have no idea but doubt those in residential garages in NYS are inspected every 6 months. For some unknown reason, detached garages are exempt from slope or drain requirement in my jurisdiction, so I won't know.

 

[Mac Moonfire]

Does anyone ever go back and inspect the separators to be sure they are working correctly?

I do not know much about separators. We inspect oil/gasoline/grease/oil/sand/grit interceptor at final.
hope this helps

 

[ICE]

Does anyone ever go back and inspect the separators to be sure they are working correctly?

Not on a residential property. A County department named Environmental Programs performs periodic inspections of commercial applications.

 

[e hilton]

I do not know much about separators. We inspect oil/gasoline/grease/oil/sand/grit interceptor at final.
hope this helps

… at final. But what about a year later? How do you ensure it’s still operating properly?

 

[Mac Moonfire]

… at final. But what about a year later? How do you ensure it’s still operating properly?

We don't and probably should. It's seen as maintenance for which the property owner is responsible.

 

[Darren Emery]

I agree that the IRC is pretty much silent on this issue. In our jurisdiction, single family garage floor drain must connect to sanitary sewer, no separator required.