Recent content by f_armer

I have a well, that is plumbed to a pentair fleck 2510 aio iron filter, then to a pentair autotrol 760 water softener. I had the system installed 1.5 years ago, and i have been very happy with the system. Yesterday morning my iron filter was making noise (still backwashing?), so I take it...

The styrofoam is blue DOW cladmate XL, I don't know if its XPS or EPS. I cut a strip out along the pipe, I'm happy with it because since I had 2x4 framed walls and a 4" pipe, by cutting it out it also gave me extra room so I didn't have to squish the pipe to drywall over it. I can't see it...

Now I'm thinking just to be safe I should cut a channel in the styrofoam, say 6-8" wide, then the pipe will only be against concrete. It is onthe basement wall that the attatched garage is on, so its actually kind of a warm wall. I would still put fiberglass insulation around it. I think I...

Good info. The dryer vent doesn't seem to get abnormally hot, it is all new pipe and working fine. I am just concerned about enclosing it all in the wall and insulating around it. Is it asking for trouble? I thought about taking some metal flashing and running it in between the vent and the...

I was thinking of using one of those, but your still making a 90, it is just a longer arc. Wouldn't it still count?

My vent goes vertical 7.5' and horizontal 10'. There are two 90's including the one at the dryer. According to some charts, I am probably at max recommended length. If you add 5' for every 90. I would be at 27.5' Most info I can find says 25'. It is a 15 yr old dryer and I can't find the...

In the process of remodeling our basement, I have moved our washer and dryer to a different location. I want to enclose the vent within the wall. I used 4" galvanized pipe and I used the foil tape on the seams with no screws. My question is, I added 1" styrofoam to the inside of the basement...

Well I went with it, I have another floor drain downstream that I have to put a bit of water in a few times during the winter, so I figured one more won't hurt. I added the backwater valves just because if my septic pump quits, at least it will protect the bathroom somewhat, like I said...

Is the toilet not vented through the sink drain? Could you explain why the A/C draining into the floor drain would cause sewer gases? Is it because the trap would dry up? Thanks

Ok update, I hope this works, I redid my plan and I'm kinda into the point of no return, so here is what I have. the floor drain and shower both have traps of course, the vent on the shower is a 2x2x1-1/2 san-tee, you can't see it very well in the pic.

I could... would it be close to needing venting or would it be required.

Thanks for your advice. I have one more question. Would it be alright to add in a branch about 3' long to a 2" floor drain tied in with a 3x3x2 wye between the existing and the 3" 45degree? My furnace is in that area and I have been using a pail for collecting the condensation off the A/C...

Should I be putting a sleeve of some sort around the plumbing where it comes through the concrete?

Would it be better to join on the existing 3" in 2 seperate places? One for the WC and one for the shower/lav drains? I wondered if flushing the toilet might be more prone to sucking a trap dry in the shower the way I have it layed out here.

I figured you'd see it eventually :)