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Hi, Just installed a new wall hung gas-fired hydronic stainless steel condensing boiler with only one zone. After electrician was done wiring boiler, thermostat and co2 detector we tried to fire it up and we got nothing. This boiler has a control module where you can set the various...

pedestal I usually rough in a pedestal sink drain @ 21", I put my hot and cold supplies 2" above the drain and 4" or 2" off the center of the drain to the left or right according to the faucet spread.

A have a customer that called about a kohler toilet that had a bit of water coming out between the toilet and the floor. He already had 2 plumbers before me, both of them double the wax ring with the second plumber taking out the plastic attachment(funnel) to the other wax ring and putting in 2...

My g.c's client bought this tub, it's an English manufacturer of high end freestanding and clawfoot tubs. Anyone ever install one of these? I've never installed one of these so it's going to be a challenge, the client also bought the Kohler 1610 tub/handheld shower faucet. The client also...

Ma. Almost every residential household in Ma. has a 3/4" water supply into the house. You want to add a full bath and a laundry, you already have 2 full baths. Here's how we size in Ma. Hot Cold 3 W.C...

I've taken over a job that has 2.5 baths, 1 kitchen and 1 laundrey on each side. The rough plumbing in this gut renovation has already been done and passed inspection. The house has one main that feeds both homes. The main water line comes in @ 3/4" and then t's to separate meters feeding...

I don't think so. In Ma. 3 requirements for Stack venting. 1.fixtures connect independently into the drain 2. Are on the same floor 3.1/4" pitch per ft. Maximum distance from trap to vent for the following sizes: 1 1/2" - 5' 2" -6' 3" -8' 4" -10' I also believe that...

You are correct sir. Actually you can come out from the wall or below the floor. Thanks

I have a client that wants to install a new bidet , and this is a newly finished bathroom in a new condo complex, he is closing on the place and would like it done before he moves in. I wondering if anyone has installed a Kohler bidet and how difficult it was? No pun intended but I hear...

The four seasons are over-rated. Stay where you are, you can always have the clams shipped overnight.

Yes sir. I am. I did look it up in the code book and we need to be 2 ft. above or 10 ft. away. Like I said, there is little alternative other then opening up the walls so I'm gonna ask the inspector what he would like us to do so I won't have to do it twice.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My friend has an old house in Gloucester Ma. where the vent for the 1st floor kitchen sink (drum trap) runs out and up the side of the house terminating just below the eaves, that is obviously no good. He's...

Vent problem? My friend has an old house in Gloucester Ma. where the vent for the 1st floor kitchen sink (drum trap) runs out and up the side of the house terminating just below the eaves, that is obviously no good. He's doing the kitchen over, 2 sinks and a washer, there is a pantry off the...

Superbowl winners I've personally always liked the underdog. So when the Pats beat the "Greatest show on turf" for their 1st Superbowl victory it was special. I live in Ma. and naturally want the Pats to win but it won't feel the same as before. I think that Jacksonville presents their...

Vent Take the 1 1/2" line from the lav. straight up 6" above the flood level rim of the sink..90 over to the 2" vent and you'll ok as long as you vent that 2" through the roof or tie into another vent in the attic.

Massachusetts Not allowed here.

Is there a kit that converts a standing pilot to electronic ignition?

This week I had 2 jobs that were basically the same. One had a good outcome the other not so good. Customer 1 had 2 cast iron radiators in 2 separate rms. that he wanted taken out and replaced with baseboard heat. I explained to him that it wasn't always a good thing to mix and match when he...

A customer of mine wants a range installed with the above draft hood that is sold exclusively @ HD. He wanted me to quote him an install price without looking at the job. Actually too busy to go out there so I asked him to send me the specs of the draft hood he wants installed. He sent me the...

My buddy has a single family ranch, he had baseboard heating on 1 zone for the house. He separated the zones so 1 zone would only heat the 3 bedrooms and the other zone would heat the rest of the house. Unfortunately, when he turns on the heat for either zone the whole house heats up. He...