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Thanks! I had read about the air issues with these systems on various websites and this 3" pressurized loop solution looks very interesting and a lot cheaper than the alternatives. I was planning on just dealing with it until I could afford another tank later but this is within my budget. I...

Your advice was very helpful and it is plumbed up and passed. I put a camera on the side inlet just to see what happened and indeed some splash does seem to jump in that side inlet sometimes so I can see how the sanitary cross would be a clogging nightmare. I ran a long sweep at a more...

I am extremely limited in vertical space in my installation area. I plan to add a 2nd bathroom later as well as a full laundry (currently one bathroom and small kitchen with dishwasher). I am currently installing a 1.0 cu. ft. "catalytic carbon" air injection system with fleck 5600 valve. Can...

Hello all, Question about filtering after an air injection system. --Water specs: 26gpg // pH8.0-8.5 // Iron 1ppm // Manganese ~0.5ppm // Varying H2S smell // water is decently buffered. --50ft well, flows about 10gpm without drawing down too far and pulling air // 12gpm starts pulling air and...

Old Timer, Thank you. I have read this section of the IPC code but still had not found a clear definiton of the drain vs. straight pattern and I appreciate you shedding light on this. After looking at the side-inlet san-t that I have, I believe that it is drain pattern. The biggest reason...

Old timer, Thank you for your input. One question - I have been trying to find a clear definition of the difference between a "drainage pattern" and "straight pattern" and I have not been successful yet. Can you shed some light on this for me?

Terry, Thanks. The lav is 1.5" and no room for 2" so I will still need main vent. Could I replace the double sanitary with a single sanitary that has side inlet, like this: And connect tub and kitchen to the side inlet? It may not be the best solution, but it would fit within my very limited...

Hello all, Great forum (Thanks Terry!). I have learned a great deal from this forum while pouring through plumbing code for most of last winter, and I am currently tackling a plumbing job in my first house. I am including background and other information in case it helps, Background: House...