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    My Tankless Experiment

    Re: Tankless >sounds like you already fought the battle of the bulge with a tankless and had nothing >but troubles... >any other experineces you care to share?? All battles were on paper. Fortunately I figured out what the problems would be before I made a purchase. However, here...
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    Lav trap on larger trap arm: actual problem?

    Re: Trap >The trap arm was roughed to 2" per instructions of the inspector >That is the ONLY way I have installed trap arms for 55+ years and most of the time >the trap IS 1 1/4". I know it is OK, the inspector knows it is OK, only you seem to have >a problem with it. Not exactly. This...
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    My Tankless Experiment

    This may have already been mentioned, but I didn't have a chance to read every post in the thread. When I looked into the tankless, I rejected it for a few reasons: 1. The "whole house" units don't click on until 0.5-0.75 gpm. So hot water to a lav can be a problem. 2. If the power...
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    Lav trap on larger trap arm: actual problem?

    Re: Trap Perhaps you could be more specific how I am misinterpreting the code. The rough inspection for this construction was done under the '97 UPC. Paragraph 1003.3 states, The size (nominal diameter) of at trap for a given fixture shall be sufficient to drain the fixture rapidly, but...
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    Lav trap on larger trap arm: actual problem?

    Re: Trap Oh. So how am I confused? And what convinces you the inspector will not be?
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    Lav trap on larger trap arm: actual problem?

    Re: Trap So it sounds like all I have to worry about is inspector confusion on the final.
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    Lav trap on larger trap arm: actual problem?

    I have a 2" trap arm for a lav, and just realized a 1-1/4" lav drain can't use a 2" trap. The UPC shows the trap arm size must match the trap size, but does anyone know what problem a 1-1/4" trap on a 2" trap arm would cause? Self siphoning should actually be less than a smaller sized arm...
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