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thanks for the confirmation Terry. HJ - I was planning on installing a p=trap, but now that you bring it up I realized it was going to end up more like an s-trap based on how close it is to the drain. I guess I could connect the p-trap to a tee and run another vent up - that is how the...

hey all - re-built the stack and started the rough-in for the bathroom and was hoping to get comments or sign-off on the design. Some photos are below for your reference. The one question I do have is - can I wet vent the bathtub through the lavatory vent? I understand the concept of a wet...

Yes - a clean-out was definitely in the plan, was going to position it just over the tee where the 2" line comes into the stack. Thanks again for the advice.

Thanks for the responses. I realized after posting that if I really want the 4" stack I don't need to open up the floor - as long as I can remove those 3" fittings in the photo I can try to donut a new 4" line into the top of that 4" 90deg. fitting that enters the floor. I want to replace that...

Hey all, I am remodeling 1 full bathroom and setting up a tie-in for another future full bath. I removed most of the existing cast iron stack which was 3", and just as it enters the basement slab it transitions to 4". My plan was to reinstall the stack all as 4". If you look at the...

thanks for the replies - considering I'm neck-deep in a kitchen/bath/living room renovation that is taking longer than my significant other had expected - I think I'll call in a pro to check it out. The problem is only coming from the basement baseboard zone - so I can just leave that off until...

thanks for the reply -- is the high limit setting something I can adjust relatively easily or is it best to call in a pro? thanks

Hi all -- I have a gas-fired boiler with two zones - basement and main living floor (its a ranch). Whenever I turn up the stat in the basement, there is some pretty violent hammering until the pressure relief valve on the boiler blows - at this point I usually just turn down the stat so the...

thanks Terry, I'll leave mine in and hopefully the inspector won't have an issue with them.

I'm sure this is a dumb question but today is the first time I have heard that term. I've looked for a definition but can't find one, only references to future tees. My assumption is a tee with a stub out for connecting new work "in the future". Is this a good assumption? Are there any issues...

thanks for the replies -- I was looking at the Rheem Fury Direct Vent, and the manual does say that if the heater is in an unconfined space - mine is - then infiltration air is adequate for proper combustion and ventilation - and trust me when I say there is no shortage of infiltration air in my...

Can you connect a direct vent hot water heater to a standard masonry chimney flue? Reason I ask -- my water heater has pretty much died so I need to purchase a new one. I also know that my chimney flue is soon in need of a re-lining -- so I was going to purchase a direct vent water heater since...

how's this look? I'm personally not crazy about that double street 45 connection, seems like a place for "it" to slow down and potentially collect. thoughts?

according to Taunton's "Code Check Complete" -- the IRC does not require W.C.s to be vented - see pics. That being said -- I think I might be able to replace that Wye with a 4x4x4 long sweep (with bushing for the 3" vent) - raise it up closer to the joists - and bring the horizontal section of...

thanks for the reply HJ -- I have attached another pic with the lav waste roughed in, I'll remove that cabinet to give access to the cleanout. I'm in Jersey and I believe we are IRC which does not require venting of toilets. However, I thought that 3" vent that I have to the roof would serve...