Recent content by Bcarlson78248

We have a new side porch that is fully enclosed and waiting for plumbing and electrical. When I looked at the plumbing layout and the location of the floor joists, it looks like both the toilet and the shower are directly over floor joists. I'm trying to figure the best solution to work around...

I have an old (1992) gas water heater that needs replacing, and during the replacement I would like to get rid of the existing 3" metal flue and use a horizontal vent. This is all part of an ongoing renovation, where I'm trying to reduce the number of flues I need to frame around in the new...

Since you need to screw on a garden hose connection to use it, I don't see any reason to require a permit. The hose bib is part of a compliant/permitted plumbing system, and this is just a temporary connection. Its just like using a portable sprinkler that you happen to have locked down so it...

When I was trying to remove adhesive under old VAT I found this product that got a lot of good reviews, but I never actually used it. https://products.franmar.com/products/mastic-adhesive-remover-for-concrete-bean-e-doo Its not petroleum based , so its not supposed to infuse anything into the...

Its not really the answer to your question, but when I installed a basement floor drain I used this one by Sioux Chief https://www.siouxchief.com/products/drainage/residential/floor-drains/weldone It is floor drain with a plug you can remove to use it as a cleanout. It also has a knockout...

If you are running gas lines its best to look at the overall needs of the house. When they installed my new gas boiler they were able to T into the 3/4" line for the gas water heater because it was large enough. When they set up the connection for my gas dryer they were able to T into the 3/4"...

Have you already picked out a tankless hot water heater, and it is gas or electric? Is the receptacle you need just to provide electricity for the controls for the tankless HWH? Bruce

All printers are not created equal, and some laser printers draw quite a bit more power than others. Having a 600 watt bidet on the same circuit as a laser printer is not a good idea because you never know when both will be drawing power. Technically a 15 amp circuit may be enough, but you are...

I've looked at various diagrams for recirculating systems, and I think the answer to your question depends on where you have one-way valves installed, and how you determine when to turn off the pump. I don't know the real answer, but this is my educated guess for why they want you to connect...

When they renovated our kitchen they connected the new sink and disposal to a stub of existing iron horizontal drain pipe. The pipe was old and had been unused for several months, so it apparently had corrosion and junk built up in it. When they first installed the sink they were convinced...

You will make a lot of connections at the PEX manifold during installation, and you may want to use it often to turn off the water, so I would not put it under a cabinet or any other location that is hard to reach. However, the location is up to you. I put my PEX manifold in the wall that runs...

The HTP Phoenix is a very interesting product, but I'm not sure my hot water usage will justify the price difference for moving to that efficiency. Bruce

I don't want to pretend that I actually know what I'm doing with plumbing vents, but doesn't the vent connection to a horizontal pipe need to be rotated so the vent connection is in the upper half of the 2" drain (above the water flow)? Bruce

What are they going to use as a moisture barrier over the cement board? I'm not experienced with installing tile in a shower, but my understanding is that cement board still allows moisture penetration, so you need to used Schluter Kerdi membrane or RedGard, or some other means to make it...

I have one kitchen toe-kick heater that is tube and fin, and IIRC it did not come with a bleed valve as part of the assembly. However, I added an inline ball valve shutoff at the heater and the shutoff valve had a bleeder fitting with a cap that screwed off. I don't know why tube and fin...