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I want to install a new utility sink in my basement. The location of the sink is going to be right next to where the 4” sewer main goes through the basement wall. My plan is to cutoff the clean out and extend the 4” to add a drain. If I do that, can I drain into the side of the extended 4” like...

I ended up getting the 50gal Rheem power vent. I got scared off of the tankless. Install went well. The only hiccup I had was I tried venting up the chimney first but back pressure was too high and it kept faulting out. I didn’t have an accurate height measurement on the chimney but knew it...

Ugh. Well I just did a draft test on my current setup and it backdrafts. I opened the cleanout in my flue to poke around and its actually an 8" x 13" flue, so way oversized. I don't even have my dryer, bathroom fan, or range hood running. I did some more measuring and poking around the house...

I’m starting to lean that way…. If my 40k water heater today doesn’t backdraft orphaned, theoretically wouldn’t a higher BTU model draft better? I can get a 75gal, 75k btu at Menards relatively cheap and fast. I’ve got a 3” single wall going to the chimney today but chiseling it out to 4”...

Looks interesting but don’t see any dealers online or near me.

I was considering a 200k tankless because it was the largest I was seeing locally. We only have 1 nice shower today so there are never situations with multiple simultaneous showers or baths, there is almost constant laundry or dishes with 4 females in the house. I might redo a bathroom in the...

No. That was my first plan but I can’t find a spot with the proper clearances for just a powered vent. Lots of big openable windows are nice that way.

If it were summer I’d consider it, but I have a 3 story house with a steep pitched roof that’s currently covered in snow. Only way up would be a big man lift. I imagine that’s not gonna come cheap.

gas line size should be okay (I’ll verify) the location is about 5’ from the meter, so if I have to up it for a few feet it’s fine. I’ve always used tank water heaters because I had read the payback on tankless didn’t usually work out, but with the current rebates I can do a tankless for...

I have a 20ish year old 40k 40 gal tank that is starting to leak. It’s currently vented with 3” into an old clay lined chimney. Nothing else is vented in that chimney as the furnace if high efficiency. I’m in northern WI with wife and 3 daughters. Currently we fight about hot water each...

So I think I got the bathroom lavatory temporarily fixed until we do the full remodel. I know for sure it's not to code because the main drain is only 1-1/2". Because of that, I couldn't use a double fixture tee like I would have liked. So aside from main drop being 1-1/2" instead of 2"...

What do you think would be the easiest way to fix the double lav with an AAV? Can I do it with 1 trap?

I'm more pissed at my home inspector for not seeing this stuff. But I live in a small town so I don't really want to rock the boat with that guy, I will just know not to use him again. The electrical is just as good. Outlets hidden behind built in cabinets. A light built in behind a stained...

Now here is what is under the lavatory. It's a double and the pipe in the back runs from the LH sink with no trap. Right sink tees into that line after its trap, then they both drop into what I guess is a home made trap and then down.

In the bathroom there is a bulkhead to the right of the vanity that runs to the roof. The drain in the vanity currently goes straight down after a 4" or so long trap arm. Based on the room I have in the basement, I could move the drain into the bulkhead and go straight up from there with the...

Just bought a house and have been going through and fixing all the little things wrong. I had an inspection that caught the obvious junk like GFCIs and smoke detectors but saw no other defects, so I told them I would fix that myself. Well it turns out the inspector didn't do much looking at...