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Friend building a new house (around 6,000 sqft). He is deciding between standard 85% efficiency boiler vs. the 95% high efficiency. Upcharge is about $4,000. Doing radiant in some of the house and then whole house is hydrocoil. Contract calls for 2 boilers, 180,000 BTUs each. That's the 85%...

Thanks for your response DonL, Could it be the dimmer even if when I turn on the lights with a normal switch on the circuit the low voltage lights still flicker? Remember there are 3 normal switches on the circuit also. Thanks again! I may justy try replaceing the dimmer with a regular...

Hoping someone can give me some ideas on a flickering light situation. Here is the background: * On a single circuit I have 6 low voltage lights and 6 line voltage high hats. They are all controlled by 4 switches, 1 of which is a dimmer. When first installed 5 years ago, it worked fine with...

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Thank you for your responses. I will look at the tankless option and make sure the GPM will work at the temperature rise I need. I'll connect it only to the Jacuzzi to save on energy costs.

I am probably off on the temperatures then. Let's just assume I need a 20 degree rise for the bath. What are the suggested options?

I have a geothermal system for my heating, air, and hot water. The hot water temperature can only be brought up to 115 degrees F which is not hot enough for the wife to take a bath. I am building a new master bath with a jacuzzi tub and am looking for ideas on how to increase the water...

I have a 1/2 copper hot and cold water supply line to my shower where I want to install two shower heads. One head is a standard and the other head has 4 jets (http://www.moen.com/kingsley/chrome-moentrol-r-vertical-spa/_/R-CONSUMER:263). The jets take a 1/2 copper line. Will I have enough...

I definitely do not have enough room to put the wye fitting vertically onto the shower drain. I could put it horizontal with a slight up-angle towards the back wall. Is that not good enough?

Thanks for your response. I posted a picture with the vent line and fittings drawn-in. Can you please confirm this is what you were referring to? The vertical line connects to the same vent as the sink. David

Looking for some advice on venting a shower. In photo "IMG00009.jpg" you will see the horizontal drain line. The right vertical line is the vent stack. The left vertical is the drain for the sink. Is the shower already vented according to plumbing code or do I need to attach a vent closer to the...