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    Why is there an open vent in the basement?

    So, can I just cap off the pipe?
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    Dishwasher drain tied in after P trap

    Shouldn't the drain be tied in at the garbage disposal or the other sink before the P trap?
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    Why is there an open vent in the basement?

    So, another plumbing question I had was this open vent line in my basement. We are on city sewer, and it looks like the previous owner installed a vent line in the basement. What would this be for? I don't feel like it should be there, but the home inspector never said anything about it.
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    What is this?

    Ok, thank you! So, I can take it out and just hook the copper line back together.
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    What is this?

    We just bought a house that was built in 1997. On the main water line coming in, I noticed this red pex was installed with a valve. Anyone know what this is for?
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    Splitting water supplies for a second sink

    Uh oh! I thought I got the double fixture fitting. I didn't even realize I used the wrong fitting until you pointed it out. Will what I have work or do I need to swap it out? Also do I need to tie into the supply lines before the shutoff valves or would it work to split off after the valves...
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    Splitting water supplies for a second sink

    So I got my drain plumbed in for the second sink. Problem now is getting water to the second sink. I was going to tie in copper from the lines in the basement and come up in the wall just like the left sink. Problem with that is it is going to be super hard to get to it to solder it in. What...
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    Bathroom sink drain tie in.

    Thank you! Are the no hub couplings you are talking about rubber with hose clamps? Also on the water supply lines would it be acceptable to put a tee after the valves and run flex lines to each sink?
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    Bathroom sink drain tie in.

    I am remodeling my upstairs bathroom and I am putting in a double vanity. I was wondering if I can just tie in to the drain line with a tee either right above or below where the other sink ties in? Here is a picture of the current setup.
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    sewer smell in basement bathroom

    Thank You to everyone for helping me with this problem. I ran a new vent line to the attic and tied it in. Everything seems to be working great! Here's a pic of how I ran it in the bathroom. I was too lazy to climb back up in the attic tonight to take a pic up there, I'll do that tomorrow...
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    sewer smell in basement bathroom

    Well I am running a new vent up to the attic to tie into that 2". I have already drilled the bottom and top plate of the wall that other 2" runs through. I am going to run my new vent beside the other one. I can see all the way up the wall and that existing 2" goes straight up and out the roof...
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    sewer smell in basement bathroom

    ok i zoomed in the wall with my camera and took a pic of where that 2" pipe comes down from the kitchen sink. The part with the red circle is where i took the pic. You can see the pipe coming down into a tee with what appears to be a cleanout on the other end.
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    sewer smell in basement bathroom

    no, there's no bathroom above that. That line is going up in a wall that seperates the kitchen and a bedroom.
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    sewer smell in basement bathroom

    Yeah I'm 99% sure it goes straight up to the attic. I filled up the kitchen sink and let it drain and I felt and listen to the pipes also. The water is coming from the 2" on the right side of the tee in the direction the red line shows. Also where that 2" goes up through the floor, someone wrote...
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