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Ahh--got it. Thanks.

I have a new Rheem electric water heater that I am preparing to connect to the water lines. The T&P relief valve located in the top points to the rear (the side opposite the junction box and heating elements). But I want it to point to the left front. Should I rotate it clockwise 225 degrees or...

Thanks all for the inputs. So I went ahead and planned to do the final joint this way. The trouble was in selecting a final joint where there would be sufficient pipe flex to get the daubers in there to apply primer & cement to both pipe and fitting with minimum interference. In the end, the...

I am rerouting some vent pipe due to remodeling. The original vent pipe is galvanized steel and the replacement section is PVC. I rebuilt the vent pipe path upward from the laundry steel vent pipe in the basement and downward from the steel vent stub (that goes up through the roof) in the first...

At the stack, that is exactly how the branch pipe is fitted--the 1-1/2" pipe is leaded in to a 3x2 cast iron double wye (APCO 3X2XH; mid-1960s vintage). Yes--I can increase the downstream pipe size to 2"--starting with a 2" wye that merges the two 1-1/2" drains. In fact, that is probably even...

I plan to run a new drain pipe for a main floor half-bath lav down into the basement space. From the basement side I will connect to the end of an existing branch. In the attached photo, the branch joins the main stack about 6 ft to the left. The branch connects to an existing drain pipe that...

I assume the transparent vinyl tubing on this power vent water heater is a drain for the exhaust condensate. I'm guessing the loop functions as a trap. The tube runs to a floor drain. The inside of the tube is lined with mold and the loop is kinked in 2 places. Because of the kinks, it appears...

Thanks for the tips. I will pick up a set of those blades for doing the cut with my Sawzall.

I opened up a bathroom wall so that I could reroute a vent pipe that obstructs a cold air return channel. There are 3 inputs to this pipe: 2" from toilet in this bathroom, 1-1/2" from basement laundry tub, 1-1/2" from basement bathroom sink rough-in (never installed). My plan is to...