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OK, so I have spent the entire weekend upgrading the last remaining old circuit in my 1943 home. It is comprised of 5 switches for overhead fixtures (details below). Before I changed this all out, all switches were ungrounded (2 conductor only) and were switch loops. What I did was remove every...

This one has me stumped as stumped can be. I recently completed remodel of our single (only) bathroom as well as a complete tear out and re-plumbing of the whole house DWV system, including abandoning the septic and running new sewer line for a new sewer connection. When I say all of it, I mean...

So my wife just had to have a pedestal sink. Lord help me now. Since I choose to have a happy life, I am now installing it. What a pain! I am up for the challenge and I'll get it but the one thing that is throwing me is how to level it. With the basin sitting on the pedestal, it is about 1/8"...

I have seen some disagreement on this over the internet. When applying silicone to shower/bath fixtures, do you leave a week hole or area underneath the fixtures and plates for any reason? Seems like this doesnt make much sense. Also, bonus question. Silicone on overflow in tub? (Obviously in...

Well, maybe not philosophical per se, but not just another "which is better" post. So, if the general consensus is that the reinforced rings are not as good as the good old less than $2 standard rings, why is it that there are so many reinforced rings at the blues, oranges, and green big...

Perhaps this is a normal occurrence and I am just not aware as I don't think I have even used a copper stub out before for the tub spout. Anyhow, I have completely redone all of the supply and DWV plumbing in the whole house and working on the bathroom finishing at this point. For the long runs...

I was reading the code on hot water heaters and saw that one of the TPR requirements is that the outlet end can't be threaded and I can't think of any reason why that's a problem. I mean, it's not a big deal, posting more point of curiosity of reasoning.

I am getting ready to install my toilet flange and my "helper" (ahem..wife) must have let the plumb slip on the waste pipe when I was flying it and now my flange isnt going to set level. One one side, it's flush with top of finished floor (or will be) and the high side is 5/16 "above it. What...

At the end of last year, I installed a foundation drain (used sewer drain PVC corrugated, NOT the black corrugated pipe as it was a 7' hole backfilled with gravel) and it works very well! Hard work for sure, but worth it. Anyhow, after it passes the corner of the foundation in the back, I...

So here is possibly one of the most frustrating problems I have ever encountered. Remodeling bathroom, fully, studs to joists and back up again. I have my shower supply (copper from Delta multichoice) to drop ear. All is good. So I give the new Delta shower arm (Delta Classic) my normal amount...

So I have a smaller house that has a bathroom and a kitchen that have a common shared wall and the lav and kitchen sink are literally back to back and due to size constraints, there is absolutely no way to move them away to make the drain and supply lines a little more manageable. As you can...

A simple best practice question. I am remodeling our smallish bathroom and installing a shower/tub valve (Delta Multichoice). My supply lines are all PEX, but I will be fixture connecting with copper (sweat, not press or Sharkbite). Initially, I was going to run the supply PEX up into the wall...

Normally, I'd try to use a vent tee, but no where around here carries them (maybe that means no one uses them?). So my options are a sanitee on its back or a schedule 40 water application tee. I have both in my hand currently. Considering that, which is preferred? I'm think the sch. 40. This...

Working on a 4" cast iron to 4" PVC junction. I used a wire brush on a drill and got the inside of the CI bell nice and clean, shiny even. I contacted Fernco with my measurements and have the correct donut according to them. I put the donut in and when it is flush with the top of the CI bell...

I have already designed my complete DWV renovation to make it code compliant and add in some proper venting, etc. That thread along with the design can be found here...

I have posted another thread related to the design of my completely new DWV system as I am remodeling and have a smaller home an everything is sort of centralized in one main area around the stack. With the great help of folks on this forum, I have landed on this for the design: Now the big...

I think this is OK, but as I was getting my material list from my design together, I hesitated on this aspect. Kitchen has a 2 sided sink and has a regular 90 and a sanitary tee. When you add in the P-Trap, space will become an issue, so is this OK?

I have tried everything I can to avoid needing to remove all the way to the bottom bell (that sits on my slab) but, alas, it appears I have no choice as I am unable to drain my utility sink and washer properly due to the height at which I would have to cut the cast to use a regular fernco. So I...

I am remodeling the only bathroom in our 3 x 1, 980 sq. ft. home. It was built in 1943 and the original configuration still exists of the plumbing, but the materials have changed over time. Previous owners before me had made repairs, so the makeup is as follows: Waste stack is 4" cast iron. The...

Working on remodeling our only bathroom in our small 1943 home. I will be replacing all of the dwv as I need to bring it up to code for venting primarily (or at least I think I do..still working on planning for that). Under the subfloor, there is this offset that gets it to the stack that is...