Recent content by marlachat

I live in Los Angeles and by code we are required to have an automatic shut off device on our gas meter so that in case of an earthquake, the gas is automatically turned off. Does anyone know the code out here as to placement of this device? Right now it is located on the house side of the...

venting outdoor sink I am trying to install a free standing outdoor kitchen with a sink hooked up to the sewer cleanout. Our inspector is ok with the hookup, but can't tell us how to direct vent the plumbing. (There are no walls around the outdoor kitchen). Any suggestions?

Thanks for responding. Where does the vent have to be located? Can it be anywhere along the sewer line? We are attaching our drain to an existing sewer line at the sewer cleanout located against an outside wall of our house using a "combi". Can we vent there and secure the vent 10' up the wall?

We are building an outdoor kitchen island (freestanding) and hooking a sink up to our existing sewer. We have been told we need to "direct vent" it. Even our city inspector seemed stumped as to how to do this. Anyone out there done this before?