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Hi all, Running PE line for an exterior fire pit. I'd like to put a shut-off valve on the line as it exits the meter to allow me to isolate it from the existing under-house gas system. There are many valve choices and I'm trying to understand the differences between them. When I started this...

I'm installing a feeder circuit to a detached garage. For a variety of reasons, the conduit will pass under the house (through crawlspace), out through an LB, run underground and then into the garage. I'm trying to figure out the layout under the house. Because of the house's configuration...

In the midst of a rehab of our laundry room. Picked lots of good info about venting here -thanks, Terry for the standpipe/sink picture! (lots of sweated joints- I learned about taking your tme, cleaning the fittings, ..., after redoing it several times - but passed an air test yesterday.) In...

Hope I'm not violating forum protocol. I tried this in the UPC code forum, but I don't think there's much traffic there, so I'm asking this here. I'm rearranging a laundry room configuration and don't want to move a gas line fitting. CA code, based on the UPC, requires an appliance gas...

appliance gas shutoff valve accessible? - moved by author I'VE MOVED THIS TO THE "General Plumbing Forum" FOR GREATER VISIBILITY I'm rearranging a laundry room configuration and don't want to move a gas line fitting. CA Title 24, Part 5 requires an appliance gas shutoff valve be...

Hi, Simple question: Does the requirement that a horizontal vent run must be 6" above the flood level rim apply to a vent run angled at 45 deg to run around obstructions? More detailed question: I'm correcting a remodel (previous owner) of a small 1/2 bath. Of course, I keep peeling...

Hi all, Yesterday, our furnace (Ruud Silhouette) stopped working properly. I've been trying to diagnose the problem and can use some advice. It's not freezing here (but is raining...), so I'm willing to do some troubleshooting prior to sucking it up and calling a furnace repair guy. The...

Hi all, Bought a house, built in 1938 with two remodels done in the late 90s. Electrical work was permitted, but is neither rational nor clean. I want to add a subpanel for additional circuits (and redoing some of the existing circuits) to bring the house into reasonable shape. The...