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The requirement for the use of a san-tee (and for the vent connection to be at an elevation no more than one pipe diameter below the...

A few comments: - The rubber coupling shown in the picture at the lower left is only for use below ground. Above ground you need a...

Yes, IPC 1002.1 says that the fixture outlet to the trap weir (height of water within the trap when it is full) is to be at most 24"...

I think you are saying that you have a cast iron hub that accepts a horizontal pipe. That hub is in line with where you picture the...

Yes and yes. You're redoing some of the 3" anyway, so just demoing back to upstream of the dry vent takeoff gives the cleanest final...

The IPC limits a 2" horizontal branch to 2 DFU. A lav is 1 DFU, a tub is 2 DFU, and a shower is 2 DFU. So exiting the wye where the...

Yes, that's fine, if I mentally infer from what you've drawn something plausible in 3D. And definitely do use two different wyes on...

Good. So if you have another lav that can act as a wet vent for some of the fixtures, then that gives you options on the connectivity...

So there's the question of venting these two showers and the tub. The simplest way to do that is use the properly dry vented lav drain...

Seems like the onus is on the inspector to cite the section of the California Plumbing Code that is being violated. So ask the...

Sure. Cheers, Wayne

You say joist, but your picture shows floor trusses. There's a big difference, with solid sawn joists you have some limited allowance...

What you mean by this is not clear. Could you mark up one of the photos (e.g. Microsoft Paint) with lines indicating the joist...

They've been helping me over there and were active last week and now again just yesterday. The basic consensus was I need to prime the...

The longer, unshielded rubber couplings are only for use underground. Above ground you need the fully banded type, which as you say are...