Recent content by Waterloo

I'm a big fan of doing stuff consistently. I don't have any multi-wire branches, nor do I have 15A circuits. I'll stick with 12/2. How does this sound: 1 20A circuit for both refrigerators and two receptacles for small countertop appliances. I haven't had much luck finding RLAs for...

I am finishing a basement and adding a wet bar in the process. The wet bar will be a pair of 6' long countertops on either side of a 3ft wide walkway, with a refrigerator at the end. Overall, this area will have a normal refrigerator, kegerator, garbage disposal, and outlets (4). How many...

Nah - they're too expensive to throw out. It just feeds into the tank now. I don't ever have to worry about running out of hot water. I could take a 4 hour shower if I wanted to....

I hate plumbing Had a flex water heater pipe leak on me today. I tightened it up too much and split the gasket. Of course, I only put the water heater in yesterday. At least my sweat connections have held... When I moved into my home, the previous owner (who had the house built) had...

I'm in a similar situation. Getting ready to add a basement bathroom. The vent for it would be "near" the electric dryer vent. Is there a code requirement for spacing between dryer vent and bathroom vent? Is there a suggested or "best practice" distance? Heck, as far as I'm asking - is...