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Hi, I have an indirect "left over" from a job. In my house I have a gas fired water heater. My question is can I use the indirect just as an holding tank piped in with the gas water heater. Or is the only way (I'm pretty sure it would be the best way) to put on an additional zone on my boiler...

Hi, on one of my jobs the trim disappeared between rough and now. They sell as a complete package and I'm not too keen on dishing out $700 just to get a handle and escutcheon. Do any other trims fit an RH Valve body? I'm pretty sure they're not making their own and must use some other...

Hi, I'm a residential builder and have a question for you experts please. Is it possible to install a linear ceiling diffuser (air curtain at a French Door) as part of the HVAC system? Is is possible to balance the system to get enough velocity out of the diffuser? Is it possible to install an...

saw these devices on a recent trip to Europe. They call them "Siphon" ... they look much better that p-traps and are much shorter. Are they available (and legal) here? Thanks ....

Hi - I'm doing a remodel for a client's basement bathroom. Part of it I am replacing the toiulet, vanity and shower stall with new items using the existing piping. They are next to each other. All drain pipes are in concrete, but I looks like the sink and shower drain run straight into the main...

Hi - on one of my remodel jobs I am replacing and existing toilet in the basement. Originally it was set directly on slab. Now I put a new floor on 2x4 PT sleepers which raised the finished floor by about 2 1/2 inches. Since the original flange was pretty much cemented in I couldn't remove it...

Hi - on one of my jobs I noticed that on a 3 zone hydronic system with individual circ pumps all zones stay warm when shut off by the stat. Even if only one pump is on all zones seem to be fed. When I look at the setup I only see shutoff valves at the pumps but no check valves. Is the lack of...

Hi - on a remodel job I had to drain the water system so it wouldn't freeze up on me during construction. Now I put it back into service I have one zone that simply won't circulate properly. I have flushed the loop several times, vented the baseboards, etc ... all the usual stuff. I even...

Hallo - I'm doing a job where the circ pumps on a hydronic system are located on the return manifold "pulling" water through the loop rather than "pushing" on the heating supply manifold. I just have never seen it done that way and am curious if that an accepted practice. Thanks

Hi - Hallo - can anyone enlighten me on the NFPA code. Specifically I need to know how close I can locate an above ground oil storage tank to the burner or electrical panel. I am aware of NEC clearances around the panel but I'd like to know about proximity of the oil tank to the burner...

Hi - I'm laying out a 2nd floor bathroom. (picture missing) All shown runs are horizontal (except for slope in the waste pipes - and the vent pipe, which eventually rises to meet the main stack) 1. Can the sink waste run join the shower waste run as shown? 2. If so, can the shower and sink vent...